- How is "Summer Chocolate" poured correctly?
- What should be considered when fertilizing?
- When does the silk tree need to be cut?
- When do you repot "Summer Chocolate" in the bucket?
- What diseases and pests can occur?
- How is "Summer Chocolate" overwintered?
A particularly decorative variety of the silk tree, also known as the sleeping tree or silk acacia, is "Summer Chocolate". This variety impresses with its pink-white flowers and purple foliage. This is how the right care for the "Summer Chocolate" silk tree looks like.
The silk acacia Summer Chocolate inspires with its chocolate-colored leaves
How is "Summer Chocolate" poured correctly?
The silk acacia is just as sensitive to waterlogging as it is to complete dryness. Water so that the root ball is always slightly moist. In winter, the water supply is reduced more.
If the "Summer Chocolate" silk tree is outdoors all year round, you only have to water it in the first few years. Later it can take care of itself through the roots.
What should be considered when fertilizing?
Fertilize with a liquid fertilizer every two weeks from March to early September. Alternatively, you can apply slow-release fertilizers in the spring.
When does the silk tree need to be cut?
If you want the silk tree to grow nice and bushy, cut off the tips more often at first. Then the sleeping tree branches out better. If you want to grow a real tree, you must not cut the top.
In principle, the silk acacia can also be well cared for as a bonsai.
When do you repot "Summer Chocolate" in the bucket?
When tending in the bucket, it's time for a new pot when the old container is completely rooted. Repot in spring.
What diseases and pests can occur?
Since "Summer Chocolate" is very robust, diseases and pests are rare. Waterlogging can lead to root rot.
If the sleeping tree loses all its leaves in winter, it is not a disease, but a lack of light because the location is too dark. The leaves will sprout again next year.
How is "Summer Chocolate" overwintered?
In the first few years outdoors, you should offer the silk tree winter protection. The tree is hardy to minus ten degrees. In colder temperatures, wrap it in fleece or jute.
"Summer Chocolate" in the tub is overwintered frost-free in the house.
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Like all silk trees, "Summer Chocolate" also prefers a sunny to partially shaded location that is protected from drafts. The floor must be water-permeable. The sleeping tree does not tolerate loamy soil.