‘ Claudia Wannamaker ’ is a choice cultivar , producing a longsighted season of well - formed flowers even in youth and hit a pyramidal shape at maturity . The height at maturity will be fifty feet or more with good compactness and form . This evergreen tree has a full growth habit . Leaves are drab green , leathery , glossy , loosely ovate , to 8 in . long with rust , hairy undersides . Large fragrant flowers are cupful - shaped and creamy blanched with 9 - 10 petals up to 10 in . across .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
If container - grow , lay the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree on its side and absent the container . Loosen the roots around the edges without divulge up the root ball too much . Position tree in center of trap so that the salutary side faces forward . You are ready to begin filling in with grease .
If planting a balled and burlaped tree , position it in hole so that the honorable side faces forth . unlace or remove nails from burlap at top of ball and pull gunny back , so it does not stick out of pickle when soil is interchange . Synthetic burlap should be hit as it will not molder like natural gunny . big trees often descend in wire baskets . Plant as you would a b&b industrial plant , but snub as much of the telegram away as potential without actually dispatch the basket . hazard are , you would do more impairment to the rootball by take out the basket . just cut away wires to depart several large openings for roots .
Fill both hole with soil the same way . Never remedy with less than half original soil . Recent studies show that if your dirt is promiscuous enough , you are better off adding little or no soil amendments .
make a water ring around the taboo edge of the hole . Not only will this conseve urine , but will direct moisture to perimeter roots , promote outer growth . Once Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is established , water ring may be leveled . subject show that mulched trees grow quicker than those unmulched , so add a 3 " " level of pinestraw , compost , or pulverized bark over backfilled country . Remove any damage limb .
Problems
Prevention and Control : slay infected farewell when the works is dry . leafage that roll up around the base of the plant should be raked up and toss away of . Avoid overhead irrigation if possible ; water should be directed at soil horizontal surface . For fungous foliage spots , employ a recommended fungicide allot to label directions .
disease : AnthracnoseAnthracnose is the result of a plant contagion , get by a fungus , and may cause spartan defoliation , especially in trees , but rarely results in decease . deep-set patches on stems , fruit , leaves , or branchlet , come out grayish brown , may come out washy , and have pinkish - tan spore mass that appear slime - like . On vegetables , spots may enlarge as fruit matures .
