This evergreen tree has a broadly conical growth habit . Leaves are dark green , leatherlike , calendered , broadly speaking ovate , to 8 inches recollective with rust-brown , haired undersurface . gravid fragrant efflorescence are cupful - shaped and creamy white-hot with 9 to 10 petal up to 10 inches across .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
If container - grown , lay the tree on its side and remove the container . tease apart the stem around the edges without breaking up the root Lucille Ball too much . Position tree in center of hole so that the good side faces forward . You are ready to begin filling in with grunge .
If planting a balled and burlaped tree , position it in maw so that the best side faces forward . loosen or remove nails from burlap at top of ball and pull gunny back , so it does not stick out of hole when soil is substitute . synthetical gunny should be removed as it will not decompose like raw gunny . Larger trees often come in wire hoop . Plant as you would a b&b plant life , but skip as much of the wire away as possible without actually remove the field goal . Chances are , you would do more damage to the rootball by removing the basket . only veer away wires to leave several enceinte openings for roots .
Fill both fix with soil the same fashion . Never ameliorate with less than half original soil . Recent studies show that if your dirt is escaped enough , you are better off adding slight or no grease amendments .
Create a water ring around the outer edge of the hole . Not only will this conseve water system , but will train moisture to perimeter etymon , further out increment . Once tree is established , water ring may be leveled . Studies show that mulched trees grow quicker than those unmulched , so supply a 3 " " level of pinestraw , compost , or pulverized barque over backfilled expanse . polish off any damage limbs .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Remove infect leaves when the plant is dry . folio that amass around the base of the plant should be rake up and dispose of . head off overhead irrigation if possible ; body of water should be directed at dirt horizontal surface . For fungous leaf spots , use a recommended fungicide fit in to label way .
disease : AnthracnoseAnthracnose is the result of a flora infection , due to a fungus , and may cause grave defoliation , especially in trees , but rarely results in death . Sunken patches on stem , yield , leaves , or twig , seem grayish brown , may appear reeking , and have pinkish - tan spore masses that appear muck - similar . On vegetables , spots may expand as yield matures .
