great , broadly pyramidal evergreen shrub with bluish dark-green foliage throughout the season . May command pruning to keep it attractive . Attractive accent , hedging or shelterbelt . Grows well in ironic locations . Excellent cold permissiveness .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
cautiously remove bush from container and gently separate root . Position in plaza of kettle of fish , best side facing onward . fulfil in with original soil or an repair mixture if needed as describe above . For big shrubs , build up a pee well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of raw gunny , tucking it down into golf hole , after you ’ve place bush . Make indisputable that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water off from rootball during hot , dry periods . If man-made gunny , remove if possible . If not possible , cut away or make slits to provide for roots to train into the raw stain . For larger shrubs , build up a water well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If shrub is bare - solution , look for a discolouration somewhere near the base ; this mark is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , add organic matter . This will help with both drain and water holding content . Fill soil , firming just enough to substantiate shrub . Finish by mulch and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout individual plant life and remove caterpillar , apply label insecticide such as easy lay and oils , take vantage of natural foe such as leechlike wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological war ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris in reality a term that applies to various larvae ( of moth , beetles , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower foliage airfoil , leaving a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A female adult can lay several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatch and give ascent to miners . Leaf miners attack ornamental and vegetable .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout individual plants for tell - tale squiggles . pluck and destruct these leaves and take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic white Anglo-Saxon Protestant . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to direct insecticide sprayer when most beneficial for manipulate the specific leaf miner . Seek a professional recommendation and take after all label function to a teeing ground . * GDD numbers should be available from your local Cooperative Extension office .
