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Can I plant a viburnum/serviceberry on shallow soil over bedrock?

15 years ago

Hi,

Can I plant a Viburnum lentago (Nannyberry Viburnum) [or Amelanchier canadensis, for that matter] on a shallow-soil location that has only 9" soil above the bed rock? I live in zone 6b and I'm concerned that the roots will not be deep enough to escape the freezing temperatures that can temporarily dip down to around 5 bellow 0 F.

Would this be an acceptable situation for a viburnum?

(I'm actually going to plant two of these right next to eachother so that they insculate [bond], forming a mutually fertilizing pair).

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Mike Larkin
14 years ago
Why not create a mound - add 6"-8" more soil , then mulch well. It will improve the chances.
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