Princess dogwoods , the white flowered cultivars often call Cherokee princess , bring year - round pursuit to the garden . Princess dogwoods bloom in April or May with livid or pinkish flowers . The bloom are followed by green - bronze or greenish - yellow leaves which turn dark green in summertime , then crimson - purpleness in the crepuscle . Red berries appear in summer and can last well into winter . Princess dogwood tree are normally wide than they are magniloquent , reaching a mature height of 15 to 30 feet . They favor partial shade with a territory pH ranging from 5.5 to 6.5 . Plant princess dogwood Tree in early give while they are still dormant .
Step 1
pick out a blot that receives morning sun and good afternoon shade . The stain must be tight - draining and somewhat acidic .
Step 2
tick off out a circle five times broad than the antecedent ball of the princess cornel .
Step 3
Use a garden till to break up the grunge within this circle to the same depth the cornel was growing at .
Step 4
poke a disk - shaped gob in the middle of the lap . The maw should be twice as wide of the mark as the ascendant ball but just deep enough to put the dogwood tree at the same depth or slightly higher 3 to 4 inch that it was get at .
Step 5
desegregate the stain removed from the hole with pine bark mulch . You want a 1/3 pine bark mulch and 2/3 soil mix . Mix in 1/2 cupful of superphosphate .
Step 6
take away the princess dogwood from its container or give away a balled and burlapped tree . relax the grease around the antecedent and spread out the root as much as potential .
Step 7
Gently place the princess cornel in its planting mess , spreading out the roots on all sides of the root ball .
Step 8
Backfill the hole with the pine bark / ground / superphosphate mixture .
Step 9
pelt 1 to 2 gal of water slow over the planting pickle . As the water drains it will ensconce the soil around the roots . You may have to add more pine barque / soil / superphosphate mix to level the soil in the planting kettle of fish .
Step 10
go around 2 to 4 in of mulch around the princess dogwood . The mulch should extend 3 to 4 metrical unit from the trunk of the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree . Pull the mulch 3 to 4 inches off from the trunk to forestall rodent legal injury and harm from excess moisture .
Tip
Princess dogwood tree are an understory tree . They favor to be engraft under turgid tree like oaks and hickory . Using acidulent mulches like true pine barque , chips and needle will gradually make the filth acid as they break down .
Warning
All dogwoods have all-encompassing root systems , often three to five times the sizing of the above priming portion . So plant them aside from flowerbeds , veggie garden and belowground pipes .
