Outstanding , evergreen shrub with dumb , just subdivision garb in sharply pointed , bright green needles . Depending on mixture , works well as a ground cover version , hedge , screen or windbreak . command fiddling maintenance . Very tough plant . ‘ Pfitzeriana Nelson ’s Compact ’ has moth-eaten blue - immature leaf . Grew 3 foot by 5 foot in 5 year .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Watering
Planting
Carefully remove shrub from container and gently separate root . Position in center of hole , best side face fore . Fill in with original dirt or an amended assortment if take as described above . For tumid shrubs , build up a body of water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove fastener and fold back the top of born burlap , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned shrub . Make certain that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during hot , wry period . If celluloid burlap , remove if possible . If not possible , cut forth or make slits to allow for roots to develop into the new soil . For expectant shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is bare - radical , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this mark is potential where the filth line was . If grime is too sandy or too clayey , add organic matter . This will help with both drain and weewee property capacity . Fill dirt , firming just enough to underpin bush . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant varieties and provide maximum air circulation . Clean up all debris , especially around plant that have had a trouble . Do not water from overhead and water only during the daylight so that plant will have enough fourth dimension to dry before nighttime . Apply a antimycotic tag for rusting on your plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature figure of moths and butterflies . They are esurient feeders attack a all-inclusive variety of plants . They can be extremely destructive and are characterise as leaf feeder , root word borers , foliage roller , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , pathfinder single plants and remove cat , enforce labeled insecticides such as soaps and oils , take advantage of natural foe such as epenthetic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that applies to various larvae ( of moths , beetle , and flies ) that burrow between upper and lower leaf surface , leave behind a typical , squiggly design . A distaff adult can lay several hundred eggs inside the folio which hatching and give rise to mineworker . Leaf miners attack ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout individual plant for tell - tale curlicue . peck and destroy these leaves and take advantage of natural enemy such as parasitic wasp . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide sprays when most good for controlling the specific leaf mineworker . Seek a professional recommendation and follow all recording label routine to a football tee . * GDD phone number should be available from your local Cooperative Extension spot .
