Narrow , pyramidic evergreen tree with striking bluish grey foliage throughout the seasons . Regular in abstract with insipid atomizer of leaves . Grows 20 feet gamey in 15 to 20 years . Requires little pruning to maintain its physical body . Attractive accent , hedge or shelterbelt . Grows well in ironic locations . first-class stale leeway .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
cautiously remove shrub from container and gently disjoined base . Position in eye of hole , right side face onward . fulfill in with original soil or an amend mixture if necessitate as described above . For large shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , murder fasteners and fold back the top of natural burlap , pucker it down into hole , after you ’ve place bush . check that that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during spicy , dry periods . If man-made gunny , remove if potential . If not possible , trim off or make slits to allow for roots to develop into the new soil . For turgid shrub , build up a pee well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is bare - ancestor , search for a stain somewhere near the root ; this mark is potential where the filth line was . If ground is too sandy or too clayey , sum up organic matter . This will help oneself with both drainage and urine holding capacity . Fill soil , firm just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep grass down , guide individual plant and remove Caterpillar , apply labeled insecticide such as soaps and oils , take reward of born enemies such as epenthetic wasps in the garden and habituate Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar specie . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that applies to various larvae ( of moths , beetle , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower leafage surfaces , leaving a classifiable , squiggly pattern . A female adult can lie several hundred eggs inside the leaf which crosshatch and give rise to miners . Leaf miners attempt ornamental and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout case-by-case industrial plant for tell - tale squiggles . Pick and destruct these leave and take reward of raw foe such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide spray when most beneficial for see the specific leaf mineworker . Seek a professional recommendation and stick to all label procedures to a football tee . * GDD numbers should be available from your local Cooperative Extension agency .
