Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Mohawk Viburnum died suddenly, 1 by Willheim

Willheim wrote:
Thanks to VV and everyone else for your insights.

Sorry, I didn't think to take photos before I removed the viburnum. But when I had removed all the upper growth, and started on the root, I found that at least half the trunk at ground level was the consistency of dry rot.

While we've had unusual weather patterns in the past, the spring this year was particularly challenging. May was unusually warm, June was unusually cool. And throughout, there was rain, rain, rain. The poor thing must have had wet feet for at least two months. The shrub was well off the lawn, in the border; I use no chemicals in the garden except for beetle traps and their kin.

I found a photo from May 28, 2009, that shows the left half of the shrub. It's about 3 feet off the lawn, and 8 feet inside the wooden fence. As you can see, the growth looks promising at this point.