Outstanding , evergreen plant shrub with dense , upright branches fit out in precipitously point , bright light-green acerate leaf . want little maintenance . Very tough flora . obtuse , stocky , low-pitched spreading form of Pfitzeriana .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
cautiously remove shrub from container and gently separate root . Position in center of maw , best side facing forward . Fill in with original soil or an repair mixture if demand as describe above . For larger shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and pen up back the top of natural gunny , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned shrub . Make indisputable that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick pee aside from rootball during hot , dry period . If synthetical gunny , remove if possible . If not possible , snub forth or make slits to permit for ancestor to uprise into the new soil . For larger shrubs , build a water supply well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If shrub is bare - theme , wait for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this stigma is probable where the grime line was . If soil is too sandlike or too clayey , add organic thing . This will facilitate with both drainage and water holding capacitance . Fill soil , firming just enough to put up bush . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant immune varieties and provide maximum aviation circulation . cleanse up all detritus , especially around plants 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 before nighttime . implement a fungicide label for rust on your works . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moths and butterflies . They are voracious feeders attacking a extensive variety of plants . They can be highly destructive and are characterize as leaf feeders , stalk bore bit , leafage rollers , cutworm and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep weed down , spotter individual plant and remove caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as soaps and oils , take advantage of instinctive enemy such as parasitic wasp in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that applies to various larva ( of moth , beetles , and flies ) that burrow between upper and lower folio surfaces , leave a typical , squiggly pattern . A female adult can place several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hachure and give rise to miners . Leaf miners attack ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout private plants for distinguish - tale squiggles . Pick and destroy these leaves and take reward of innate enemy such as epenthetic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your region to direct insecticide spray when most beneficial for ensure the specific foliage miner . Seek a professional recommendation and keep abreast all label subroutine to a tee . * GDD figure should be available from your local Cooperative Extension position .
