Kousa Dogwood Tree advice

Hi guys,

I planted a Cornus Kousa Chinensis last year and it's now just starting to bud from winter.

I've Googled what the best fertiliser would be to give it as much of a boost as I can but I only get information giving me percentages of different nutrients etc, which as a very inexperienced gardener doesnt help me.

Unless anyone can suggest a particular fertiliser I can buy I was just gonna use the liquid all purpose miracle grown from the hose?

 

Welcome to GC Rdel...

I'd sprinkle a handful of growmore or blood,fish and bone round the bottom and water it in,I'm sure the Miracle Grow would work just as well though

Lovely shrub the Cornus Kousa

 

Thanks Loli, if the miracle grow will work just as well I'll go with that. The tree is planted in amougst chips and I'd need to pull all that back to work the blood, fish and bone into the soil, which I'd be prepared to do, but if the miracle grow works just as well then that's the winner

Thanks Wiseowl, I did come across that information on the web but as a complete novice gardener I had a hard time identifying a name or brand of product to purchase that had 'a high phosphorous and low nitorgen' content.