PLANTS OF TREE HEATHER - ERICA ARBOREA

Shruby Heather with fragrant white flowers. Hedges, clumps, rockery. It has anti-inflammatory properties.

It can reach 7m.The leaves look like dark green pine needles. The flowers are abundant, aromatic, white, bell-shaped.

Prefer siliceous, fresh and slightly humid soils. It is found in oak groves, pine woods and beechwoods. 

Dig a hole at least two or three times as wide and deep as the root ball. Take out the plant from the container and loosen roots to allow them to spread out in all direction. Cut possible broken roots. Mix the soil extracted with a substrate and fill part of the hole with the mixture obtained. Place the plant in the hole and cover with the remaining mixture. Compact the soil around the plant and water thoroughly.