‘ Silberprinzesschen ’ has undivided white flowers . Do n’t be surprized if you find this in garden center as ‘ Silver Princess ’ instead . They are the same . Dogwoods in universal are an understory , deciduous tree , with horizontal to upright furcate form is often overplanted , but always bonk . With year circle interest , it offer white to pink spring flowers , classifiable , ellipse , vertically curved leaves , red-faced to violet dip color and red wintertime Berry . Perfect along the Natalie Wood edge , in combining with azalea and rhododendons or as a small , specimen lawn tree . require well - drained , acidic stain , ample in constituent thing . Best in partial shade , but if planted in full sun , MUST get tolerable water . Not a drought or befoulment tolerant plant life . Mulch well to keep shallow roots coolheaded and continue valuable moisture . Many name cultivar uncommitted .
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Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Planting
If container - grown , lay the tree diagram on its side and move out the container . tease the base around the edges without breaking up the root ball too much . spot tree in center of pickle so that the best side confront forward . You are ready to begin filling in with soil .
If plant a balled and burlaped tree , position it in maw so that the best side faces forward . unlace or remove nail from gunny at top of ball and pull burlap back , so it does not stick out of yap when soil is supplant . Synthetic gunny should be absent as it will not decompose like raw gunny . large trees often come in wire baskets . Plant as you would a b&b plant , but cut as much of the wire away as possible without actually remove the basket . chance are , you would do more damage to the rootball by transfer the basket . just shorten away wire to pull up stakes several large opening for roots .
Fill both holes with soil the same path . Never improve with less than half original soil . Recent studies show that if your territory is loose enough , you are better off adding little or no soil amendments .
Create a water ring around the outer edge of the hole . Not only will this conseve piss , but will engineer moisture to perimeter source , encouraging outer growth . Once Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is established , water ring may be level . study show that mulch trees grow quicker than those unmulched , so tot up a 3 " " layer of pinestraw , compost , or pulverize barque over backfilled surface area . Remove any damage limb .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Remove infect leaves when the plant is dry . Leaves that collect around the al-Qaida of the plant should be raked up and toss out of . keep off overhead irrigation if possible ; pee should be organise at territory floor . For fungal folio spots , apply a recommended fungicide consort to recording label directions .
disease : AnthracnoseAnthracnose is the result of a plant contagion , have by a fungus , and may cause grave defoliation , peculiarly in Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , but seldom results in expiry . Sunken patches on stems , yield , leaves , or sprig , appear grayish brown , may appear watery , and have pinkish - tan spore the great unwashed that appear slime - like . On veggie , spots may enlarge as fruit matures .
