Posted by Stacy Kanan on June 29, 2011, 10:13 pm
Do I have to cut the suckers? I have 3 vb that have been in place for
5 years. This year they are suckering like crazy! I can't keep up
with the pruning. Do I really have to cut the suckers?
Posted by FarmI on June 30, 2011, 12:08 am
> Do I have to cut the suckers? I have 3 vb that have been in place for
> 5 years. This year they are suckering like crazy! I can't keep up
> with the pruning. Do I really have to cut the suckers?
What sort of Viburnum?
My Viburnum opulus sterile, Viburnum tinus and some other sort of viburnum
of which I have no idea what sort, all sucker like crazy. I didn't plant
many of these, but it was because of their suckering ability and thus the
way they'd hedge and fill a space that resulted in them being planted in the
first place.
Posted by Stacy Kanan on July 1, 2011, 10:58 am
> > Do I have to cut the suckers? I have 3 vb that have been in place for
> > 5 years. This year they are suckering like crazy! I can't keep up
> > with the pruning. Do I really have to cut the suckers?
> What sort of Viburnum?
> My Viburnum opulus sterile, Viburnum tinus and some other sort of viburnum
> of which I have no idea what sort, all sucker like crazy. I didn't plant
> many of these, but it was because of their suckering ability and thus the
> way they'd hedge and fill a space that resulted in them being planted in the
> first place.
I don't actually recall the variety. I've tried looking them up but
just am not sure. I was able to move suckers a couple of years ago
that has resulted in a new bush (albeit quite small still yet). And,
I wouldn't have an issue with it turning into a hedge. I have a
similar one by itself somewhere else in the yard. It's suckering like
crazy this year too--I've got suckers coming up in the grass! I worry
that a barefoot kid is gonna get hurt....
Posted by FarmI on July 1, 2011, 10:25 pm
> > Do I have to cut the suckers? I have 3 vb that have been in place for
> > 5 years. This year they are suckering like crazy! I can't keep up
> > with the pruning. Do I really have to cut the suckers?
> What sort of Viburnum?
> My Viburnum opulus sterile, Viburnum tinus and some other sort of viburnum
> of which I have no idea what sort, all sucker like crazy. I didn't plant
> many of these, but it was because of their suckering ability and thus the
> way they'd hedge and fill a space that resulted in them being planted in
> the
> first place.
I don't actually recall the variety. I've tried looking them up but
just am not sure. I was able to move suckers a couple of years ago
that has resulted in a new bush (albeit quite small still yet). And,
I wouldn't have an issue with it turning into a hedge. I have a
similar one by itself somewhere else in the yard. It's suckering like
crazy this year too--I've got suckers coming up in the grass! I worry
that a barefoot kid is gonna get hurt....
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It's probably far more likely that the suckers will get hurt by the kids
than the reverse as the suckers fromt ehm don't tedn to be hard stake liek
growths.
Might I suggest that you make sure that any kids always wear footcoverings
in the garden. It's a good habit to cultivate in kids because there are all
sorts of things in gardens that can hurt footses - bees just being one
thing. I have a male friend who has just spent 2 years recovering from
osteomylitus (not sure of the spelling) because he stepped on something in
bare feet
Posted by Stacy Kanan on July 2, 2011, 11:11 pm
> > > Do I have to cut the suckers? I have 3 vb that have been in place for
> > > 5 years. This year they are suckering like crazy! I can't keep up
> > > with the pruning. Do I really have to cut the suckers?
> > What sort of Viburnum?
> > My Viburnum opulus sterile, Viburnum tinus and some other sort of viburnum
> > of which I have no idea what sort, all sucker like crazy. I didn't plant
> > many of these, but it was because of their suckering ability and thus the
> > way they'd hedge and fill a space that resulted in them being planted in
> > the
> > first place.
> I don't actually recall the variety. I've tried looking them up but
> just am not sure. I was able to move suckers a couple of years ago
> that has resulted in a new bush (albeit quite small still yet). And,
> I wouldn't have an issue with it turning into a hedge. I have a
> similar one by itself somewhere else in the yard. It's suckering like
> crazy this year too--I've got suckers coming up in the grass! I worry
> that a barefoot kid is gonna get hurt....
> __________________________________
> It's probably far more likely that the suckers will get hurt by the kids
> than the reverse as the suckers fromt ehm don't tedn to be hard stake liek
> growths.
> Might I suggest that you make sure that any kids always wear footcoverings
> in the garden. It's a good habit to cultivate in kids because there are all
> sorts of things in gardens that can hurt footses - bees just being one
> thing. I have a male friend who has just spent 2 years recovering from
> osteomylitus (not sure of the spelling) because he stepped on something in
> bare feet
Well, I cut some of the suckers tonight... was in that bed cutting
back grape vines. Still hoping someone can tell me whether I really
have to cut the suckers. My best guess is that it's a viburnum
lentago or viburnum arrowwood (or something very similar).
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> 5 years. This year they are suckering like crazy! I can't keep up
> with the pruning. Do I really have to cut the suckers?