Outstanding , evergreen shrub with dense , upright branch clothed in precipitously pointed , vivid green needles . Depending on multifariousness , works well as a ground cover , hedge , screen or windbreak . Requires fiddling alimony . Very tough industrial plant . ‘ Arctic ’ grow 18 to 20 inches high , and 5 to 6 foundation across . take one of the most hardy Pfitzeriana type . Needles are blueish green .
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Planting
Carefully remove bush from container and mildly separate roots . Position in middle of pickle , best side present forward . occupy in with original dirt or an amended commixture if needed as depict above . For larger bush , ramp up a weewee well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the flora is ball - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and shut down back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned bush . Make certain that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick water aside from rootball during hot , dry flow . If celluloid burlap , remove if potential . If not possible , cut away or make slits to permit for roots to grow into the new soil . For enceinte shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If shrub is bare - root , take care for a discolouration somewhere near the al-Qaida ; this cross is probable where the territory line was . If soil is too arenaceous or too clayey , tot organic matter . This will help with both drainage and water holding capacity . Fill filth , firm just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulch and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant varieties and provide maximum air circulation . pick up all debris , especially around flora that have had a problem . Do not irrigate from viewgraph and piddle only during the solar day so that plants will have enough time to dry before night . lend oneself a fungicide labeled for rusting on your works . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moth and butterflies . They are voracious feeders set on a extensive variety of plants . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as leaf eater , fore stone drill , leaf rollers , cutworms and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , lookout private plants and remove caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as soaps and oils , take vantage of raw enemy such as leechlike wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris in reality a term that applies to various larvae ( of moths , beetles , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower foliage surfaces , leave a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A distaff adult can lie several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatch and give rise to miners . foliage miners attack ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep gage down and scout individual plant life for separate - narrative curlicue . Pick and destroy these leaves and take vantage of innate enemies such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your orbit to target insecticide spray when most beneficial for controlling the specific leaf miner . search a professional recommendation and adopt all label procedure to a football tee . * GDD number should be useable from your local Cooperative Extension agency .
