Yellow 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 Yellow Birch and American Chestnut diseases is very important factor of Yellow Birch and American Chestnut Care. These plant's diseases are:
- Yellow Birch: Borers and Chlorosis
- American Chestnut: Chestnut Blight
Yellow Birch and American Chestnut Pruning
Pruning is an important part of Yellow Birch and American Chestnut care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Yellow Birch and American Chestnut pruning is done as follows:
Yellow Birch pruning: Prune to half of its height
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. Yellow Birch and American Chestnut fertilizers are as follows:
- Yellow Birch fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and fertilize twice a year
- American Chestnut fertilizers: 14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost and General purpose liquid or granular fertilizer