do any members have any information on viburnham. is it easy to grow and fairly fast growing as i need some privacy as the gardens quite exposed
Hi flower power I have a hedge of Viburnum-Davidi.Its about 40ft long x 4ft high,very fast growing covered in berries.There are so many .There are at least 24 that I am familiar with,some evergreen some deciduous.they will grow in sun or partial shade and in most soils.
Agree with you woo. My tinus only gets morning sun now and the Jacaranda and deck shade it the rest of the day. Superb shrubs!
They love lime soil, I hack mine back and it stands up to all the most exposed sites where nothing else will grow.
But tinus aren't good for very serious cold (in case you have an exposed site). I lost a maybe 80% of a hedge of them after some serious frosts in the early 80's in Buckinghamshire. It got to -18 and was below zero for over a month solid. The place is also a frost pocket. No problem with the hollies in the same row though.
how about V. opulus? The guelder rose is great in a hedge here as it's a native, and the birds love the berries...
I think this is one, it had a grafted vinurnam on it which kept suckering, so I chucked it in the botom of the hedge and this is what it produced. The berried in Autumn were stunning, so I have brought it back into the garden.
It's beautiful, isn't it? The berries are lovely because they are semi-transparent. I collected some and have planted them, but might be tempted to buy a plant.
Love it, but would point you to my cautions in another thread about viburnum beetle and its overwhelming passion for opulus in my gardens.
http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=002448#000009 This is the thread Jazid is referring to - where he recommends the 'Compactum' form
