Birch and American Chestnut Diseases
Plants get infected many times due to lack of care. This makes it unhealthy and reduces its life too. Hence it is necessary to know the kind of disease on plants, to cure it and keep the plant healthy. Knowing About Birch and American Chestnut diseases is very important factor of Birch and American Chestnut Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Birch: Red blotch
- American Chestnut: Chestnut Blight
Birch and American Chestnut Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Birch and American Chestnut care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Birch and American Chestnut pruning is done as follows:
Birch pruning: Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove short branches
American Chestnut pruning: Cut back all stems to the same height, Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves
Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Birch and American Chestnut fertilizers are as follows:
- Birch fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize in early spring, Fertilize in late fall and Nitrogen
- American Chestnut fertilizers: 14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost and General purpose liquid or granular fertilizer