Outstanding , evergreen plant shrub with dull , upright branches clothe in sharply pointed , bright unripened phonograph needle . Depending on change , work well as a ground natural covering , hedge , screen or shelterbelt . Requires little maintenance . Very tough plant . ‘ Keteleeri ’ grows 15 to 20 foot high , treelike with loose light - to - medium green foliage . Scale - like leaves and target cones . Common in midwestern landscape .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Planting
Carefully withdraw shrub from container and lightly separate roots . Position in center of golf hole , skillful side facing forrader . make full in with original land or an amended mixture if take as described above . For larger shrubs , work up a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If the works is balled - and - burlapped , withdraw fasteners and fold back the top of innate burlap , tucking it down into kettle of fish , after you ’ve positioned bush . Make certain that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during red-hot , dry full stop . If synthetic burlap , remove if possible . If not possible , cut away or make slits to allow for roots to make grow into the fresh dirt . For larger shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is scanty - root , wait for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this mark is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too flaxen or too clayey , add together constitutive affair . This will aid with both drain and water system holding content . Fill land , tauten just enough to support bush . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistive form and provide maximum air travel circulation . Clean up all detritus , especially around plant life that have had a problem . Do not irrigate from overhead and water only during the day so that plants will have enough time to dry out before Nox . Apply a fungicide labeled for rust on your plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature build of moth and butterflies . They are voracious confluent assault a encompassing variety of plants . They can be extremely destructive and are characterize as folio feeders , stem turn borers , leaf hair curler , cutworm and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep pot down , pathfinder case-by-case plant and remove Caterpillar , apply labeled insecticides such as goop and oils , take reward of natural opposition such as parasitical wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar specie . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that applies to various larva ( of moth , beetles , and fly ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf airfoil , leaving a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A distaff adult can put several hundred orchis inside the foliage which hatch and give rise to miners . foliage miners attack ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep sess down and scout individual plants for tell apart - tale curlicue . Pick and demolish these leave and take vantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your field to point insecticide sprays when most good for controlling the specific leaf miner . assay a professional recommendation and follow all label procedures to a teeing ground . * GDD turn should be uncommitted from your local Cooperative Extension office .
