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Japanese Snowball Viburnum: Why the Farm Cut It Green

Newsletter dated May 13, 2017

The farm’s May 2017 snowball viburnum note explained its preference for harvesting green heads before they turned fully white for floral shipping.

Snowball Viburunum
Snowball Viburunum. Representative photography; harvest colors and forms vary. View original on Flickr ↗

The original grower note

From the archived post: We harvest our snowball viburnum green so they ship well and last for the customer. If you cut snowball viburnum when they are white, they do not last well nor do they ship well.

More from that farm newsletter

These are historical observations and announcements from the original email: A double white blooming cherry tree that I photographed a few years ago. Unfortunately_ we only currently offer single white cherry_ but have planted several hundred double blooming white trees for the future.

Every spring we have a baby deer born on our farm. I_m looking forward to this year_s.

Pink cherry is near natural blooming period for the best quality.

Here is a photo of Nina alongside some beautiful white cherry. Luckily we have some white cherry tucked away in the cooler. It is natual blooming period right now and the quality is excellent.

Salmon quince is still available to ship. It is holding nice and looks great.

Black pussy willow is now available for a short time. Tips available and a few medium.

Quince is darker salmon color. Buy 2 bundles of quince and get 3rd for free.

We are stripping the leaves off of our Red Dogwood Branches. They are now available.

Plan with current availability

This is a preserved seasonal article from Oregon Coastal Flowers in Tillamook, Oregon. Product announcements, grades, timing and any offers in the original belonged to that season. Use today’s fresh list or ask the farm about current colors, sizes, quantities and shipping for your event.

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About this archived newsletter

Original article title: Japanese Snowball Viburnum 5.13.17.

Web archive created February 3, 2018. This can differ from the original email date because newsletters were converted to webpages in the off-season.

The recorded date comes from the original title or dated newsletter content; the exact email send time has not been independently confirmed.