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Re: High bush Cranberry

Hi,

sorry for the late response.  We have 3 varieties of dwarf American
Cranberry Bush (Viburnum trilobum);  Baily's compact, Alfredo, and
Compactum.  We have had twig dieback on the Compactum twice now.  It is
always accompanied by a sickening sweet smell, then the leaves scorch
and the branch dies.  I successfuly eliminated this on 1 plant by
pruning to 2 feet, and removing what looked to me like older branches.
The plant put on 4 feet of new growth and is very healthy, while the
plant next to it is having the dieback disease.  I also pruned another
Compactum to the ground. It only recovered about 2 feet of new growth,
but still looks healthy.

None of the other cultivars have had any problems to speak of, and the
Alfredo seems to have the most flowers (3) out of all of them.  I have
yet to get any fruit.  Well, we had 3 berries last year...Oogie.

We live a little south of the natural range of this plant.  Perhaps that
explains some of the dieback problems?


d:-)

Mark Stephens (markws@one.net) - Cincinnati, OH  Zone 5
http://w3.one.net/~markws - Our Backyard Forest
http://w3.one.net/~markws/gilmore.html - Gilmore Ponds Conservancy

-----Original Message-----
From: Gerri Bracewell <ishkur@dowco.com>
To: woodyplants@mallorn.com <woodyplants@mallorn.com>
Date: Friday, August 14, 1998 3:07 AM
Subject: High bush Cranberry


Hi Laura,
I have a High bush cranberry. It didn't come with a proper name so I
can't
say if it's the type your considering but mine is a pretty sorry site.
I've
been wondering if I should prune it heavily and give it one more year or
replace it with something else. My other shrubs and trees are growing
like
mad this year with all the rain we had so it is not just a poor year.
Does anyone know if I can prune it to the ground? or what percent of
stems
should be left?

Gerri


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