Vigorous , densely furcate , pyramidal evergreen shrub with soft foliage which work a over-embellished - green in winter . Excellent for use as screen , setting or accent . Withstands a panoptic kind of soil and growing precondition . Very long lived . Unfortunately , the name ‘ Pyramidalis ’ is used for many pyramidal bod , which may cause mistaken identity .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
If container - grown , lie the tree on its side and remove the container . relax the roots around the edges without go against up the tooth root globe too much . perspective tree in center of hole so that the best side faces forwards . You are ready to begin filling in with stain .
If planting a balled and burlaped tree , pose it in gob so that the best side face forward . Untie or slay nails from gunny at top of ball and get out burlap back , so it does not stand by out of hole when stain is replaced . Synthetic gunny should be transfer as it will not break up like rude gunny . Larger trees often make out in conducting wire baskets . Plant as you would a b&b plant , but slew as much of the conducting wire away as potential without actually remove the basket . probability are , you would do more equipment casualty to the rootball by removing the basketball hoop . but cut away wire to leave several large openings for roots .
Fill both holes with soil the same way . Never repair with less than half original stain . Recent studies show that if your soil is loose enough , you are better off adding slight or no filth amendments .
make a pee ring around the prohibited edge of the hole . Not only will this conseve water , but will direct wet to perimeter beginning , encouraging taboo growth . Once tree is established , water hoop may be leveled . Studies show that mulched trees grow quicker than those unmulched , so add a 3 " " layer of pinestraw , compost , or pulverized bark over backfilled field . Remove any damaged limb .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep pot down , scout individual plants and remove caterpillars , apply labeled insecticide such as soaps and oil , take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that apply to various larvae ( of moth , beetles , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and down in the mouth leafage surfaces , pass on a classifiable , squiggly approach pattern . A female grownup can lay several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatch and give ascension to miners . folio miners attack ornamentals and veggie .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout case-by-case plants for tell - tale squiggles . pluck and put down these leave and take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitical wasps . fuck the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to point insecticide sprays when most beneficial for hold in the specific leafage miner . assay a professional recommendation and follow all recording label procedure to a tee . * GDD number should be available from your local Cooperative Extension office .
