Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Who's ordering what for spring '13?, 2 by DonnaMack

DonnaMack wrote:
Yes, it is indeed a tomentosum selection. I had five viburnum plicatum tomentosum "lanarths' for everal years until a winter finally took them out. I had gotten them from Forest Farm so they were pretty steep.

I'm pleased that you wrote. I had, at my old home, viburnum opulus and viburnum trilobum 'Spring Green' compactums, and both berried like mad without a pollinator, which mystified me. I found them at your recommended supplier, Classic Viburnums, and found that those two:

http://www.classicviburnums.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants....

http://www.classicviburnums.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants....

I remember being chastised for saying that they berried like mad without pollinators. Apparently these are very unusual, which I didn't realize when I purchased them from Milaegers in Racine in the 1990's. I am going to clear out other areas and put them in. It's nice to know I can actually put in one of each and get the wonderful fruit set I got at my old house.

Love your choices. I had two viburnum dentatum 'Chicago Lustre'. What a plant! And a standard viburnum prunifolium.

Orangerie - I like that.