Wedding Cake Tree

Clusters of white flowers in June and bright green leaves with bold, creamy-white margins, turning red-purple in autumn. This wonderful, wedding cake tree has a distinctive horizontally tiered habit - an excellent focal point for small to medium-sized gardens. Although it tolerates dappled shade it performs best in fertile, moisture-retentive soil in full sun.Position: full sun to part shadeSoil: deep, fertile, moisture-retentive soilRate of growth: slow-growing to averageFlowering period: JuneFlower colour: whiteOther features: the fruits may cause a mild stomach ache if ingestedHardiness: fully hardy Garden care: Incorporate a quantity of well-rotted garden compost or horse manure in the planting hole to improve the moisture-retentive qualities of the soil. The tree requires no regular pruning, since this would interfere with its graceful, tiered habitGoes well with: Lonicera fragrantissima, Galanthus nivalis, Anemone x hybrida, Myrtus communis, Crocus chryanthus 'Herald', Kerria japonica
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