There are several “ yellowed fruiting ” variety on the market now , so this is a catch all for them . Fall color is yellow and flowers white . dogwood in general are an understory , deciduous tree , with horizontal to upright branching form is often overplanted , but always make love . With twelvemonth stave interest , it offers white to pinkish spring flowers , distinctive , ellipse , vertically curved leaves , violent to violet dip color and red winter Berry . Perfect along the wood boundary , in combining with azalea and rhododendons or as a small , specimen lawn tree . Requires well - drain , acidic soil , ample in constitutional thing .
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Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
If container - grown , lay the tree on its side and remove the container . loose the roots around the edges without breaking up the antecedent ball too much . Position tree in snapper of jam so that the best side faces frontward . You are ready to lead off make full in with soil .
If planting a balled and burlaped tree , lay it in kettle of fish so that the best side faces forward . loosen or remove nail from burlap at top of bollock and force burlap back , so it does not deposit out of hole when land is replaced . Synthetic burlap should be removed as it will not break up like innate burlap . large tree diagram often amount in wire baskets . Plant as you would a b&b flora , but cut as much of the conducting wire out as possible without really bump off the field goal . chance are , you would do more damage to the rootball by removing the hoop . Simply cut away wires to leave several enceinte openings for roots .
Fill both holes with soil the same way . Never repair with less than half original soil . Recent study show that if your soil is loose enough , you are better off adding footling or no grime amendments .
make a H2O ringing around the outer edge of the hole . Not only will this conseve water , but will lead moisture to perimeter roots , encouraging outer growth . Once tree diagram is established , urine gang may be take down . Studies show that mulched trees produce faster than those unmulched , so add a 3 " " bed of pinestraw , compost , or pulverized bark over backfilled area . Remove any damaged limb .
Problems
Prevention and Control : off infect leaves when the plant is dry . Leaves that pull together around the substructure of the industrial plant should be raked up and dispose of . annul overhead irrigation if potential ; water should be train at soil level . For fungal folio speckle , use a recommended fungicide according to recording label directions .
Diseases : AnthracnoseAnthracnose is the outcome of a plant infection , because of a fungus , and may make severe defoliation , especially in trees , but rarely lead in death . Sunken patches on stems , fruit , leaves , or branchlet , come out grayish brown , may appear weak , and have pinkish - tan spore batch that seem slime - like . On veg , spots may enlarge as fruit matures .
