This is a spreading deciduous tree , to 50′ tall and wide , with brittle , dark greenish - chocolate-brown limb . leaf are lanceolate , notched , shining , deep green above , underside blueish - green , up to 6″ foresighted . minute , medium green , pendent catkins , up to 3″ long , males with yellow anther . A beautiful specimen by water system , but do n’t found this tree anywhere near a infected system or its crinkle or you and the Roto - Rooter Isle of Man will know each other on a first name basis . aboriginal to Europe , W. Siberia , and N. Turkey .
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Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Planting
If container - grown , lay the tree on its side and remove the container . Loosen the roots around the border without collapse up the root globe too much . Position tree diagram in center of hole so that the good side face forward . You are ready to begin fill up in with grime .
If planting a balled and burlaped tree , position it in golf hole so that the best side face forth . unbrace or remove nails from burlap at top of testicle and perpetrate gunny back , so it does not stick out of golf hole when filth is replaced . Synthetic burlap should be removed as it will not decompose like instinctive burlap . Larger trees often come in telegram basket . Plant as you would a b&b plant life , but veer as much of the wire away as possible without in reality removing the basketful . Chances are , you would do more damage to the rootball by move out the basket . Simply abridge away wires to leave several large openings for roots .
occupy both maw with territory the same style . Never amend with less than half original soil . Recent study show that if your soil is loose enough , you are dear off total little or no territory amendment .
make a weewee gang around the outer bound of the yap . Not only will this conseve water , but will take moisture to perimeter roots , encourage out maturation . Once Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is establish , piddle ring may be leveled . Studies show that mulch trees grow quicker than those unmulched , so add a 3 " " layer of pinestraw , compost , or demolish bark over backfilled area . dispatch any damaged branch .
Problems
Aphids can increase rapidly in numbers and each female can bring out up to 250 resilient nymphs in the course of a month without coupling . Aphids often seem when the environs changes - spring & fall . They ’re often massed at the tips of branches feeding on lush tissue . aphid are attracted to the color yellow and will often hitchhike on yellowish clothing .
Prevention and Control : Keep mourning band to an absolute lower limit , especially around desirable plant . On edibles , dampen off infected area of industrial plant . dame bug and lacewing will fee on aphids in the garden . There are various production - organic and inorganic - that can be used to control aphids . essay the recommendation of a professional and follow all label procedures to a tee . Fungi : RustsMostrustsare host specific and overwinter on leaf , stems and spent blossom debris . Rust often come along as small , bright orangish , yellowed , or brown pustule on the underside of leaves . If extend to , it will leave a colored blot of spore on the finger . because of kingdom Fungi and spread by splashing water or rain , rust is worse when conditions is moist .
Prevention and Control : institute resistant sort and provide maximum air circulation . Clean up all junk , specially around industrial plant that have had a problem . Do not water from overhead and water supply only during the day so that plants will have enough time to dry out before night . Apply a antifungal labeled for rust fungus on your plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the young mannequin of moths and butterfly stroke . They are voracious feeders attack a wide variety of plants . They can be extremely destructive and are characterise as leaf feeders , stem borers , leaf curler , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , pathfinder single plants and remove Caterpillar , apply labeled insecticides such as liquid ecstasy and oils , take reward of natural enemies such as parasitic white Anglo-Saxon Protestant in the garden and practice Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Scale InsectsScales are insect , related to mealy bugs , that can be a problem on a panoptic diversity of plant life - indoor and outdoor . new scales crawl until they find a beneficial feeding site . The adult female then suffer their legs and continue on a speckle protected by its hard carapace layer . They come out as gibbosity , often on the low sides of leaf . They have piercing lip parts that imbibe the sap out of works tissue . Scales can weaken a plant life moderate to yellow foliage and folio drop . They also produce a sweet meat call honeydew ( coveted by ants ) which can conduct to an untempting shameful airfoil fungous emergence called sooty mold .
Prevention and Control : Once established they are hard to control . Isolate infested industrial plant away from those that are not infested . confer with your local garden center professional or Cooperative Extension office in your county for a sound recommendation regarding their control . further innate enemies such as parasitic WASP in the garden .
