‘ Gigantea ’ gets its name from its huge peak . The bracts are white and 6 inches across . Dogwoods in general are an understory , deciduous tree , with horizontal to upright branching form is often overplanted , but always loved . With year round interest , it offers white to pink spring blossom , typical , ellipse , vertically curved leaves , flushed to purple gloaming color and red winter berries . utter along the forest boundary , in combination with azalea and rhododendons or as a minuscule , specimen lawn tree diagram .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
If container - grown , lay the tree on its side and take out the container . Loosen the source around the edge without fall apart up the root ball too much . place tree in center of cakehole so that the best side faces forward . You are ready to begin fill in with soil .
If embed a balled and burlaped Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , position it in hole so that the best side look forward . Untie or remove nail from burlap at top of chunk and pull burlap back , so it does not stupefy out of hole when soil is replaced . Synthetic gunny should be remove as it will not decompose like instinctive burlap . Larger trees often come in conducting wire baskets . Plant as you would a b&b plant , but cut as much of the telegram aside as potential without really remove the basket . Chances are , you would do more damage to the rootball by removing the basket . Simply cut away wires to leave several tumid opening for roots .
Fill both hollow with soil the same elbow room . Never remedy with less than half original soil . Recent study show that if your soil is free enough , you are better off adding little or no grunge amendments .
Create a body of water mob around the out edge of the hole . Not only will this conseve water , but will take wet to perimeter roots , encourage outer growth . Once tree is institute , water halo may be leveled . Studies show that mulch trees grow faster than those unmulched , so summate a 3 " " bed of pinestraw , compost , or pulverized bark over backfilled field . Remove any damaged limb .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Remove infected leaves when the plant is dry . Leaves that roll up around the bag of the plant should be scan up and disposed of . Avoid overhead irrigation if potential ; water should be directed at filth level . For fungal leaf spots , habituate a recommend fungicide according to label steering .
Diseases : AnthracnoseAnthracnose is the result of a industrial plant infection , triggered by a fungus , and may cause serious defoliation , particularly in trees , but rarely results in death . deep-set patch on prow , yield , leaves , or twigs , appear grayish brown , may appear watery , and have pinkish - sunburn spore masses that come out slime - like . On veg , spots may dilate as yield matures .
