Viburnum plicatum tomentosum fruit display

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Decumbent Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) Jul 18, 2006

Drove past these plants the other day at 50 mph and had to turn back and get some pictures. These plants clearly receive no attention whatsoever, and they do show a little drought damage, but they still put on a great show!

Scott

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Decumbent Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) Jul 18, 2006

Another.

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Decumbent Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) Jul 18, 2006

Here are nearby plants which did not have nearly as good a display. In fact, of about twenty plants, sparsely spaced, only a handful were covered in fruit.

Scott

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Brent_In_NoVa Sterling, VA(Zone 6b) Jul 21, 2006

Oh sure...rub it in...not one bloom on my second year 'Shasta'. ;-(

- Brent

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Jul 21, 2006

Is that third photo of a volunteer plant or was it planted?

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Decumbent Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) Jul 22, 2006

I would guess that it was planted. There were several clumps of them planted about, all about the same age. However, given the copious amount of seeds these plants can produce, and their relative ease of germination I would not rule out an occasional volunteer. But, in this case, I would think the volunteers would still be quite a bit smaller.

scott

Edited for this added observation: This Viburnum seems to be absolutely deer-resistant. These plants are in a heavily deer-populated area, and I've grown it in sites that are veritable deer pastures with no damage.

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