Viburnum, Sweet Viburnum 'Chindo'

I live in the Atlanta area and planted my Sweet Viburnum nine years ago. It's finally going to bloom for the first time; I'm VERY excited...Read More!!!! It has grown extremely fast, and I love that it's evergreen. I just had an enormous redtip cut down and am thinking of plating a row of these Viburnums as a privacy barrier.

I live in the city of Atlanta planted three in 2000 for a side-fence screen -- full sun. They limped along through two droughts, growing ...Read Moreever taller although not as fully as some pictures I've seen. I too watched each spring for blooms that never came. Two years ago, a few compound flowers appeared on the lower branches. This year, after a wet winter, the trees are covered with the blooms. 100's! The bees are very happy. Me, too. I had read that this cultivar, like many others, needs to mature before it flowers. Seems to be true indeed.

I have been growing the Awabuki viburnum for about 6 years and have never had any flowers. The growth habit is rapid and the only problem...Read More has been our harsh winter this year but it is recovering nicely. I live in the Atlanta area and wonder if we are too cold for flowering?

I had a Chindo Viburnum planted in my garden in Marietta, GA about 3-1/2 years ago. It wasn't doing well in a pretty shady spot under so...Read Moreme trees so I moved it to another location where it has greened up nicely even though it only gets morning sun for about 3 hours (unfortunately, the only truly sunny spot in my entire lawn is right in the middle of the front yard). I have found out that this viburnum is supposed to not only bloom with white flowers, but also set red fruit both of which has never occurred in the whole time it's been in the yard. Too little sun or does it need a mate?