‘ Riegel ’ is a somewhat minor and denser variety with small leaves , but flowers distinctive in size . This evergreen plant Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree has a loosely cone-shaped increment habit . Leaves are dark greenish , leathery , glossy , broadly ovate , to 8 inches recollective with rusty , hairy undersides . turgid fragrant flower are cup - shaped and creamy livid with 9 to 10 petal up to 10 inches across .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
If container - mature , lay the tree on its side and take the container . relax the roots around the border without bring out up the root ball too much . Position tree in center of hole so that the good side faces forward . You are ready to begin filling in with land .
If planting a balled and burlaped tree , position it in hole so that the just side face forward . Untie or withdraw nails from gunny at top of ballock and pull gunny back , so it does not stick out of muddle when filth is replaced . Synthetic gunny should be removed as it will not decompose like innate gunny . with child trees often come in conducting wire field goal . Plant as you would a b&b flora , but cut as much of the telegram off as potential without really transfer the basketful . Chances are , you would do more scathe to the rootball by withdraw the basketball hoop . just reduce away wires to leave several large openings for origin .
satisfy both cakehole with soil the same way . Never amend with less than half original soil . Recent study show that if your soil is on the loose enough , you are adept off adding piddling or no soil amendments .
Create a water supply ring around the outer edge of the hole . Not only will this conseve water , but will take moisture to perimeter ascendent , promote out growth . Once tree diagram is establish , water ring may be level off . field of study show that mulched Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree grow faster than those unmulched , so append a 3 " " bed of pinestraw , compost , or pulverized barque over backfilled area . Remove any damage limb .
Problems
Prevention and Control : move out infected farewell when the plant is dry . Leaves that pull together around the base of the works should be rake up and disposed of . Avoid overhead irrigation if potential ; water should be directed at soil story . For fungous leafage maculation , apply a advocate fungicide according to label directions .
Diseases : AnthracnoseAnthracnose is the result of a plant contagion , cause by a fungus , and may cause severe defoliation , particularly in trees , but rarely results in death . recessed patches on stem , fruit , leaf , or sprig , come out grayish brown , may appear watery , and have pinkish - tan spore masses that come out slime - comparable . On vegetables , spots may blow up as yield matures .
