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It tolerates hard pruning and could be made into topiary or formal hedges.

Walters viburnum images. Work in organic peat moss as well as composted cow manure to the soil before you begin. Trees occur throughout northern and central florida south to charlotte county. Image by wallygrom under a flickr creative commons attribution sharealike license. Left to its own growth pattern walter s viburnum becomes a beautiful shrub with a dense rounded form eventually developing into a small tree with a broad spreading crown. Viburnum obovatum walter viburnum. Unfortunately it is not widely available. Fungal leaf spots typically occur during warm moist summer months and initially will occur on older foliage.

The same is true of when to prune viburnums timing depends on your goal. Viburnum hedge care often involves regular trimming. The more manicured you want the hedge to look the more often. The disease anthracnose caused by colletotrichum spp appears as. This florida native features a mass of small white flowers in the spring that attract butterflies and its fall fruit attract birds and other wildlife. How to prune viburnum really depends on what you want to accomplish with a plant. It s also a favorite nesting site for cardinals and other song.

Dwarf walter s viburnum viburnum obovatum densa sku 2008. Half the size of the species with densely spaced small leaves that become red in winter. Spots may begin small but enlarge or merge and may be reddish to grayish brown. These fungal leaf spots on viburnum typically are angular to irregular shaped and the leaf tissue in the spots is sunken and dry. However there are forms of this plant that are upright spreading weeping or dwarf. A group of walter s viburnums would make a fine native species. Unfortunately it is not widely available but more nurseries are offering it every year.

Needs regular watering weekly or more often in extreme heat. 01 of 13. Learn about the spruce s editorial process. 7a 10b mature height. It is difficult to determine which form you are buying by simply. 8 to 25 ft mature spread. Clusters of small white flowers cover the plant followed by shiny red to black berries.

Walter s viburnum can be grown as either a small tree or as a shrub making an excellent hedge. Available as shrub less so as a tree drought tolerance. 12 species of viburnum shrubs. Vanessa richins myers is a seasoned horticulturist garden writer and educator with 10 years of experience in the horticulture and gardening space. It is a shrub or small tree that can grow to a height of about 27 feet. Otherwise pruning viburnum is a chore you tackle at specific times in the life of the plant. 6 to 10 ft growth rate.

Walter s viburnum in the opinion of some nursery growers is the very best viburnum for use in central and south florida. Viburnum obovatum walter s viburnum click on picture for more images of this species. As a shrub walter s viburnum is very dense and is quite suitable for hedging. Walter s viburnum will grow to about 20 feet but you can also choose dwarf forms. It is a shrub or small tree that can grow to a height of about 20 feet. Viburnum pruning is not an annual task unless you re growing a young plant that you re pruning to a tree shape. Alternatively add them to each hole when you plant.

Full sun to partial sun. Native to florida.