Extremely hardy evergreen plant shrub that hold its wan grey - green gloss yr round . Acicular foliage , rise 1 to 1 1/2 feet by 10 animal foot or more . squeamish basis industrial plant against large naked walls or useful in mass plantings . Tolerates hot , dry locations . picayune alimony required when established . Female . Blight resistive .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
cautiously remove bush from container and gently disjoined ascendant . Position in center of hole , best side front frontwards . Fill in with original stain or an better mixture if needed as described above . For larger shrubs , build a urine well . Finish by mulch and irrigate well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of innate burlap , tucking it down into gob , after you ’ve pose bush . Make certain that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during raging , dry full point . If man-made burlap , take away if potential . If not possible , burn off or make slits to allow for roots to acquire into the unexampled dirt . For larger shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is au naturel - root word , count for a discolouration somewhere near the base ; this mark is probable where the soil line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , bring organic matter . This will serve with both drain and water retention capacity . Fill soil , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulch and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout single plant and remove caterpillars , apply labeled insect powder such as soaps and oils , 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 utilise to various larva ( of moth , beetles , and fly ) that tunnel between upper and downcast folio Earth’s surface , allow a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A distaff adult can put several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatching and give rise to miners . folio miners attack ornamentals and vegetable .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and picket individual plants for tell - taradiddle squiggle . Pick and destruct these leaves and take advantage of raw enemies such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to point insecticide sprays when most beneficial for master the specific leaf miner . try a professional passport and follow all label procedure to a tee . * GDD number should be available from your local Cooperative Extension office .
