Re: Viburnum

>  How close together do viburnums need to be to cross 
> pollinate? 
From what I read, they need to be insect close, "cross-pollinator
BLOOMING AT THE SAME TIME is within insect distance. " Please don't ask
me how far any particular insect is willing to travel to get a snootful.
Other sources say, " must be grown within a reasonable distance of each
other ", though they don't define reasonable. On a site re male/female
bittersweet plant pollination, it was suggested they be no farther than
30 feet apart, but then I don't know if Vibes and Bits would have the
same pollinators and if not, whose Ps would be willing to travel the
farthest for a snack.


anywho....within 30 feet sounds good to me - that would be in my nextdoor neighbor's yard!

Kitty

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> Thanks, Kitty. Guess it's a good thing I have lots of space in that 
> corner - might need another grouping of viburnum to go along with these, 
> then. I do have a couple big cranberries in my hedgerow, and some 
> arrowleaf viburnum at the other end (if they survive the winter - they 
> were little). How close together do viburnums need to be to cross 
> pollinate? (And if this is discussed in one of the posts I haven't read 
> yet, my apologies for redundancy, and I'll get to it!) 
> 
> 
> Libby 
> Maryland zone 6 
> 
> Kitty wrote: 
> Libby, 
> Sorry to hear about your DH and your cat. Hope all will be well soon. 
> 
> I love Agastaches and it sounds like you'll have some beauties. About your 
> Winterthur Viburnum. I had planned to get one a couple of years back, but 
> didn't. What I recall, though is that you should get another Vibe that 
> blooms about the same time to ensure bloom production. By itself, or even 
> in a group of 3 of the same but no other type around, it may not have a lot 
> of flowers. Other than that, they are wonderful, though possibly borderline 
> here. 
> 
> Kitty 
> 
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