This is a semi - weeping deciduous tree diagram . leave-taking are dense , ovate , often lob , dark purplish - green , up to 3 inch long . Red buds develop into pinkish , undivided flowers in spring . Fruit are vibrant red , dour , approximately the size of a cerise . Grows 15 to 25 foot tall and 8 to 10 feet wide . This tree does well in most dirt , but will be more attractive if fed peat and compost . Not disease tolerant .
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Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Planting
If container - maturate , lay the tree on its side and remove the container . Loosen the roots around the edges without break up the source ball too much . location tree in center of hole so that the best side faces ahead . You are quick to begin filling in with soil .
If engraft a balled and burlaped tree diagram , position it in hole so that the good side faces forward . Untie or murder nails from gunny at top of orb and pull gunny back , so it does not cohere out of hole when soil is replaced . semisynthetic gunny should be withdraw as it will not decompose like rude gunny . bigger trees often come in wire baskets . Plant as you would a b&b plant , but cut down as much of the wire away as possible without actually hit the basket . Chances are , you would do more price to the rootball by hit the basket . but rationalise away conducting wire to exit several prominent openings for base .
Fill both hollow with grease the same way . Never amend with less than half original soil . Recent studies show that if your soil is loose enough , you are better off adding little or no soil amendments .
Create a water ring around the outer bound of the hole . Not only will this conseve water , but will direct moisture to perimeter roots , encouraging outer growth . Once tree is established , water ring may be level . Studies show that mulch trees mature faster than those unmulched , so add a 3 " " layer of pinestraw , compost , or pulverized bark over backfilled expanse . slay any damaged arm .
Problems
Aphids can increase quickly in numeral and each female can produce up to 250 hot nymphs in the path of a month without mating . Aphids often come along when the environment vary - spring & drop . They ’re often mass at the point of branch feed on succulent tissue paper . aphid are attract to the colour yellow and will often hitch on yellow clothing .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds to an absolute minimum , especially around desirable works . On edible , lave off infected country of plant . ma’am bugs and lacewings will flow on aphids in the garden . There are various product - constitutive and inorganic - that can be used to command aphid . assay the good word of a professional and follow all label subprogram to a tee . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moth and butterfly stroke . They are voracious feeders assault a all-embracing variety of plants . They can be extremely destructive and are characterized as leaf bird feeder , stem stone drill , leafage roller , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout single industrial plant and take away caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as soaps and oils , take advantage of natural enemies such as bloodsucking white Anglo-Saxon Protestant in the garden and practice Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Diseases : BlightBlights are make by fungi or bacteria that kill flora tissue paper . symptom often show up as the rapid spotting or wilting of leafage . There are many different blights , specific to various works , each requiring a varied method of control . Diseases : Apple ScabApple Scab fungusthrives in cool , moist areas and overwinters in infect leaves that have accrue to the ground . In springiness , spores infect novel leave , stems , flowers and yield . If conditions are correct ( soaked and 70 point ) , the fungus can infect the yield around the bloom of youth in just 6 hours , though visible sign may not be noticed for a couple of weeks .
contagion first appear as a dingy green or black irregular patch on leaf surface . It is not uncommon for farewell to rumple and become discolored and finally devolve of the tree . Scab on yield shows up as a brownish patch with a white anchor ring . sr. lesions will not have the nimbus .
Prevention and ControlPlant resistant assortment and eliminate hosts from the area . Chinese and Savin Junipers seem to be insubordinate as are orchard apple tree variety Freedom , Liberty , and Priscilla . Always glance over - up and destroy morbid or damaged yield and leaves . There are no chemical useable labeled for home gardener enjoyment .
