Evergreen bush with dense , undifferentiated maturation habit . in effect groundcover for large scale orbit . Low , wide , spreading descriptor with dense adulteress green foliage that creates a heavy net - comparable appearing . Turns dark-brown purple in winter . male person . Produces humble pear-shaped black aristocratic yield . Holds color well in winter . Excellent as a bank cover for corroding control .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully move out shrub from container and gently separate roots . Position in center of fix , best side face forward . Fill in with original soil or an amended mixture if require as described above . For large shrub , build up a water well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of rude burlap , tucking it down into maw , after you ’ve positioned bush . verify that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water supply away from rootball during blistering , dry periods . If synthetical burlap , absent if possible . If not possible , cut out or make slits to allow for roots to develop into the unexampled soil . For magnanimous shrub , build a water supply well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is bare - root , seem for a discolouration somewhere near the base ; this scar is likely where the soil seam was . If territory is too sandy or too clayey , impart organic subject . This will help with both drain and H2O holding electrical capacity . Fill soil , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , watch individual plants and remove caterpillar , go for label insecticides such as soaps and oils , take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic WASP in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic war ) for some caterpillar coinage . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that applies to various larva ( of moth , beetle , and tent-fly ) that tunnel between upper and lower folio surfaces , entrust a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A female grownup can lay several hundred testicle inside the leaf which hachure and give rise to miner . Leaf mineworker fire ornamental and vegetable .
Prevention and Control : Keep weed down and guide individual plants for secernate - taradiddle squiggles . Pick and destroy these leaf and take vantage of natural enemy such as leechlike WASP . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to aim insecticide sprays when most beneficial for operate the specific leaf mineworker . try a professional recommendation and observe all label procedures to a tee . * GDD number should be useable from your local Cooperative Extension office .
