...well, at least in my garden. The freakish fruit set on this V. plicatum 'Shasta' is impressive to say the least. I finally got one to make it through winter, only to have the top half snapped off when heavy snow on a metal-roofed shed came off in a mini avalanche.
Impressive, sure wouldn't mind that one in my yard.
ONE image....
Yes, I'm afraid just one image of this viburnum, but I thought you'd find some enjoyment from this sign at White Flower Farm retail store.
I like that - a lot.
And I'm nobody's grandmother...
Could the berries be in MY Shasta's future? Several pollinators of the same age are thriving on the same hill. This Shasta (in the middle) was a twig two summers ago. I am still planting dark green spreaders behind it. Acer "gingerbread" to the right and up is new this year.
Pseudo, that's one great sign...somebody was doing some thinking.
Rosemary, your Shasta is going great guns for having just been a twig two summers ago!
Rosemary I think that whole area of your garden is going to be really nice in just a few years.
Why, thank you for the really nice and encouraging comments. The amount of soil amendments to this sandy hill has been steady but when I think of it, staggering, because of the total quantity of mulch and humus going in. If there are any berries on Shasta, that will be a very nice bonus for an otherwise useful shrub. The hill was previously covered with euonymous alata and ugly Amur honeysuckles under a weakened mulberry tree. The privet hedge behind it all is still in my sights for replacement with an elevated blueberry bed, but not this year.
