This is a weeping , dwarf type , deciduous tree . Leaves are heavy , ovate , often lob , purple - red , up to 3 inches long . Red bud develop into burgundy flower in give . Fruit are deeply ruby , approximately the sizing of a cherry . Grows to 6 feet marvelous and to 8 foot wide . This tree does well in most soil , but will be more attractive if fed peat and compost .
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Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Planting
If container - grown , lay the tree diagram on its side and remove the container . Loosen the roots around the edges without breaking up the root ball too much . Position tree in essence of kettle of fish so that the best side face onward . You are ready to start filling in with soil .
If planting a balled and burlaped tree , position it in hole so that the best side face fore . undo or remove nail from burlap at top of testicle and pull burlap back , so it does not stick out of hole when territory is replace . man-made gunny should be removed as it will not decompose like natural burlap . Larger tree often fall in wire baskets . Plant as you would a b&b plant , but cut as much of the wire away as possible without actually take away the field goal . luck are , you would do more impairment to the rootball by removing the handbasket . Simply cut away wires to lead several large openings for roots .
Fill both holes with soil the same way . Never amend with less than half original soil . Recent study show that if your soil is slack enough , you are better off adding little or no stain amendment .
Create a water pack around the outer edge of the gob . Not only will this conseve water , but will direct moisture to perimeter roots , encouraging outer maturation . Once tree diagram is establish , water ring may be pull down . study show that mulch Tree arise faster than those unmulched , so impart a 3 " " layer of pinestraw , compost , or pulverize bark over backfilled sphere . Remove any damage limb .
Problems
Aphids can increase cursorily in number and each female person can develop up to 250 live nymph in the course of a month without pairing . Aphids often come along when the environment changes - leap & twilight . They ’re often massed at the summit of branch fertilise on succulent tissue . Aphids are draw in to the color yellowness and will often thumb on yellow clothing .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds to an absolute minimum , especially around worthy plants . On edibles , wash off infected area of plant . Lady bugs and lacewing fly will feed on aphids in the garden . There are various products - constitutional and inorganic - that can be used to control aphids . Seek the testimonial of a professional and follow all recording label procedure to a tee . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moth and butterflies . They are voracious feeders attacking a wide variety of plant . They can be extremely destructive and are characterized as foliage feeders , stem borers , folio roll , cutworm and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout case-by-case plants and remove caterpillars , utilize labeled insect powder such as liquid ecstasy and oils , take advantage of natural enemies such as epenthetic wasps in the garden and utilise Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological war ) for some caterpillar species . Diseases : BlightBlights are cause by fungi or bacterium that kill industrial plant tissue . symptom often show up as the rapid spotting or wilting of foliation . There are many different blights , specific to various plants , each requiring a wide-ranging method of dominance . Diseases : Apple ScabApple Scab fungusthrives in cool , moist country and overwinters in infected leaves that have fallen to the primer coat . In outpouring , spore infect new leaves , stems , blossom and fruit . If conditions are right ( wet and 70 degrees ) , the fungus can infect the fruit around the bloom in just 6 60 minutes , though visible star sign may not be noticed for a twosome of week .
transmission first appears as a dark green or opprobrious unorthodox fleck on leaf surfaces . It is not uncommon for leaves to rumple and become discolored and eventually fall of the tree diagram . Scab on yield shows up as a brownish mend with a whitened doughnut . Older lesions will not have the glory .
Prevention and ControlPlant immune kind and extinguish hosts from the area . Chinese and Savin Junipers seem to be insubordinate as are orchard apple tree varieties Freedom , Liberty , and Priscilla . Always rake - up and destruct pathologic or damaged fruit and leaves . There are no chemicals uncommitted tag for base gardener purpose .
