Dead Shrub: Doublefile Viburnum Treeform - November 2022
I planted a treeform Doublefile Viburnum shrub out front of our front porch in a row where I lost a Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea earlier this year . I also planted a few of these out back. But, this one - was probably out of place - but in a spot that was mixed sun/shade. And, in the shadow of the troubled Norway Maple tree in our front porch beds. I watered it in and watered all of the other things up there the same way. But, this treeform Viburnum went into decline pretty quickly and is now - officially - dead. I yanked it out recently. See below for the tree/shrub and the rootball that I removed: I've long talked about how it is SO hard to grow stuff under that Norway Maple tree. But with it gone, now? I'm hopeful that I can turn this area around. Starting with amending the soil with biosolids and composted manure . And cultivating the soil in this bed to enrich it even more this Winter (is my plan). I'm hopeful that the stump grinding of the old tree will f