Buttonbush 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 Buttonbush and American Chestnut diseases is very important factor of Buttonbush and American Chestnut Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Buttonbush: Red blotch
- American Chestnut: Chestnut Blight
Buttonbush and American Chestnut Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Buttonbush and American Chestnut care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Buttonbush and American Chestnut pruning is done as follows:
Buttonbush pruning: Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves
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. Buttonbush and American Chestnut fertilizers are as follows:
- Buttonbush fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
- American Chestnut fertilizers: 14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost and General purpose liquid or granular fertilizer