Shortleaf Pine 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 Shortleaf Pine and American Chestnut diseases is very important factor of Shortleaf Pine and American Chestnut Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Shortleaf Pine: Littleleaf disease
- American Chestnut: Chestnut Blight
Shortleaf Pine and American Chestnut Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Shortleaf Pine and American Chestnut care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Shortleaf Pine and American Chestnut pruning is done as follows:
Shortleaf Pine pruning: Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead 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. Shortleaf Pine and American Chestnut fertilizers are as follows:
- Shortleaf Pine fertilizers: organic fertlizers
- American Chestnut fertilizers: 14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost and General purpose liquid or granular fertilizer