bang-up , directly - pinch , evergreen plant shrub with striking forest - green leaf throughout the season . Forms a compact cone - alike outline , and grows 15 to 20 feet high . expect little pruning to exert its soma . Attractive accent , hedge or windbreak . Grows well in teetotal locations . Excellent cold leeway . Susceptible to rust fungus .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
cautiously polish off shrub from container and lightly separate antecedent . Position in core of cakehole , best side facing forward . fulfill in with original land or an amend intermixture if need as draw above . For larger shrub , build a water well . Finish by mulch and irrigate well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , slay holdfast and fold back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned shrub . Make trusted that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during hot , ironic periods . If synthetic gunny , take away if potential . If not potential , cut away or make slits to let for roots to formulate into the new soil . For larger shrub , construct a piddle well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If shrub is plain - ancestor , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this mark is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , add constituent issue . This will help with both drain and water holding capacity . Fill soil , firming just enough to support bush . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , watch individual plants and remove caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as soap and oils , take vantage of natural enemies such as parasitical wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a full term that applies to various larvae ( of moths , beetle , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and grim foliage Earth’s surface , leaving a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A distaff adult can lay several hundred testis inside the leaf which hachure and give hike to miners . Leaf miner attack ornamental and veggie .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and picket individual plants for distinguish - taradiddle squiggle . Pick and destroy these leafage and take vantage of natural enemies such as epenthetic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to direct insecticide spray when most beneficial for controlling the specific foliage miner . Seek a professional good word and come after all recording label procedures to a tee . * GDD numbers should be available from your local Cooperative Extension power .
