Prunus x cistena is a intercrossed cross between P.pumila and P.cerasifera Atropurpurea . It is a deciduous shrub mature from 7 to 10 metrical unit in height , with a less spread . The foliage is an intense red - purple and keeps its color over the summer . The fragrant flowers are single and pink , appear after the leaves have developed , mid to late spring . The fruits are purplish pitch-dark . A very audacious works , zone 2 to 8 . Easy to spread from deal cutting .
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Pruning deciduous shrub can be divided into 4 mathematical group : Those that requireminimal pruning(take out only dead , pathological , discredited , or foil branches , can be done in other spring.);spring pruning(encourages vigorous , fresh growth which produces summertime flowers - in other Christian Bible , flowers appear on new wood);summer pruning after flower(after flowering , foreshorten back shoot , and take out some of the old growth , down to the ground);suckering habit pruning(flowers appear on Sir Henry Joseph Wood from late year . Cut back bloom stems by 1/2 , to strong growing new shoots and remove 1/2 of the flowered stems a dyad of inch from the ground ) Always remove dead , damaged or pathologic wood first , no matter what type of pruning you are doing .
Examples : Minimal : Amelanchier , Aronia , Chimonanthus , Clethra , Cornus alternifolia , Daphne , Fothergilla , Hamamelis , Poncirus , Viburnum . Spring : Abelia , Buddleia , Datura , Fuchsia , Hibiscus , Hypericum , Perovskia , Spirea douglasii / japonica , Tamarix . summertime after flower : Buddleia alternifolia , Calycanthus , Chaenomeles , Corylus , Cotoneaster , Deutzia , Forsythia , Magnolia x soulangeana / stellata , Philadelphus , Rhododendron sp . , Ribes , Spirea x arguta / prunifolia / thunbergii , Syringa , Weigela . Suckering : KerriaHow - to : Planting ShrubsDig a hollow twice the size of the stem egg and deep enough to plant at the same level the shrub was in the container . If grease is inadequate , dig hole out even wider and fill with a mixture half original land and one-half compost or soil amendment .
Carefully slay shrub from container and gently separate roots . Position in center of cakehole , best side face forward . fill up in with original soil or an amended mixture if call for as describe above . For magnanimous shrub , work up a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the plant life is balled - and - burlapped , remove fastening and fold back the top of raw gunny , tucking it down into hollow , after you ’ve positioned shrub . ensure that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during hot , dry periods . If synthetic gunny , remove if possible . If not possible , cut away or make puss to allow for roots to educate into the young soil . For large shrubs , progress a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is desolate - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this mark is potential where the territory line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , tally organic matter . This will help with both drainage and water holding electrical capacity . Fill ground , firming just enough to back up bush . Finish by mulch and water well .
Problems
Aphids can increase quickly in numbers and each female can raise up to 250 live nymph in the class of a calendar month without mating . Aphids often appear when the environs changes - spring & downslope . They ’re often massed at the steer of branches feed on lush tissue . Aphids are draw in to the people of color yellow and will often hitchhike on yellow-bellied clothing .
Prevention and Control : Keep smoke to an right-down minimum , peculiarly around worthy plants . On eatable , wash off infect area of industrial plant . Lady bugs and lacewings will tip on aphids in the garden . There are various products - organic and inorganic - that can be used to control aphids . try the recommendation of a professional and follow all label procedures to a football tee . Fungi : Powdery MildewPowdery Mildewis normally found on works that do not have enough air circulation or adequate light . problem are worse where nights are cool and day are warm and humid . The powdery white or grayish fungus is commonly found on the upper surface of leaves or fruit . Leaves will often ferment chicken or brown , curl up , and drop off . raw foliage egress crinkled and perverted . Fruit will be dwarfed and often drops early .
Prevention and Control : embed resistant varieties and space plants properly so they have adequate light and melodic line circulation . Always pee from below , keeping water off the foliage . This is paramount for roses . Go easily on the N fertilizer . Apply fungicides fit in to label commission before problem becomes severe and pursue directions exactly , not missing any required treatments . Sanitation is a must - clean up and remove all leaves , peak , or detritus in the nightfall and put down . pestilence : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moths and butterfly stroke . They are ravenous feeders attack a wide variety of plant life . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as leaf feeders , theme borers , foliage tumbler pigeon , cutworm and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep weed down , watch individual plants and remove caterpillars , employ labeled insecticides such as soaps and crude oil , take vantage of instinctive enemies such as bloodsucking WASP in the garden and utilize Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar metal money . Fungi : Leaf SpotsLeaf floater are do by fungus kingdom or bacteria . Brown or pitch-black spots and patches may be either ragged or circular , with a water pawn or yellow - edged appearance . insect , rain , dirty garden tools , or even multitude can assist its spread .
Prevention and Control : Remove infected leaf when the plant is juiceless . leave-taking that collect around the base of the plant should be raked up and toss away of . nullify overhead irrigation if possible ; water should be directed at ground level . For fungal leaf spots , use a commend fungicide according to label directions .
