Things Needed
Arrowwood genus Viburnum ( Viburnum dentatum ) make an ideal stately hedge or cozy shrub . Arrowwood genus Viburnum develops a orotund descriptor with arching branches . Most shrubs develop up to 8 feet tall and 10 feet wide . The glossy , light-green foliation produce livid , flat - top peak in saltation followed by blue Charles Edward Berry - similar fruit in the summer . The foliation evanesce to yellow and the flower clusters twist reddish purple in descent . As a native plant , arrowwood viburnum require less maintenance than non - native plants , but it does call for pruning suckers that acquire from the alkali of the bush .
Step 1
flora arrowwood genus Viburnum in spring or fall in a cheery or partially shaded area great enough to accommodate the plant at maturity . Arrowood genus Viburnum need consistently moist soil with mediocre fertility but grows in a variety of soil , including alkaline .
Step 2
spread out a 3- to 4 - inch stratum of mulch around the base of the arrowwood genus Viburnum that tapers off toward the tree trunk . Mulches of shredded pine or hemlock keep the roots cool and moist , but too much mulch piled against the tree trunk creates first appearance points for insects and disease and encourage the bark to rot .
Step 3
Water newly plant arrowwood genus Viburnum deeply until it becomes base . A mature viburnum typically only requires 1 gallon of weewee doubly a workweek during period of time of drought or before the background freeze in fall .
Step 4
Feed the shrub annually with bagged slime , a granular fertiliser combined with a slow - freeing form of nitrogen or compost . Use a 10 - 10 - 10 fertilizer on the ground from the base of the plant to 1 1/2 feet past the drip mold line in fall .
Step 5
Prune arrowwood viburnum in springiness after the shrub blossoms to promote a more compact chassis . Cut to the earth previous , weak or leggy stems before novel growth issue on mature shrub .
Step 6
Watch for signs of crown gall , leaf spot , powdery mold and shoot blight . crownwork gall causes knots to spring on the lowly stems . folio spotlight get rotund , water - hit it up spots of the leafage surface . Powdery mildew produces a white dust on the undersides of leafage . Shoot blight do brown , decayed spots at the leaf margins . get rid of and ruin all infected foliage .
Tip
democratic arrowwood viburnum cultivar include Bluemuffin , a compendious bush , and Autumn Jazz , a showy fall foliage producer .
Warning
Pruning after the shrub flowers in spring absent the shrub ’s developing fruit .
