A downhearted , spreading evergreen coniferous bush . The needle have the scale - like flattened pattern of Thuja . Bright green during summer , purple to embrown over the winter . Does intimately in cool mood , reaching 12 inch high , with a bed cover of 15 feet . Prefers moist , well drain soil and a cheery site , but tolerates some shade . highly cold fearless , it was hear in 1921 , growing above the treeline in Vladivostok , Siberia . Hardy to at least -40F.
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Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Pinching is remove the stem tips of a unseasoned flora to boost branching . Doing this avoids the need for more severe pruning afterwards on .
cutting involves remove whole ramification back to the trunk . This may be done to open up the interior of a plant to let more light in and to increase melody circulation that can trim back down on flora disease . The best way to start out thinning is to commence by removing stagnant or diseased Sir Henry Wood .
Shearing is level off the surface of a shrub using hired hand or electric shear . This is done to conserve the desired figure of a hedgerow or topiary .
restore is removal of old branches or the overall simplification of the size of a bush to restore its original form and size . It is recommended that you do not remove more than one third of a plant at a time . call back to take away subdivision from the inside of the plant as well as the outside . When rejuvenate plants with canes , such as nandina , trend back canes at various heights so that plant will have a more natural aspect .
Watering
Planting
Carefully remove bush from container and gently disjoined radical . Position in center of hole , best side facing ahead . Fill in with original soil or an improve mixture if require as described above . For larger bush , build a water well . Finish by mulch and irrigate well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and turn up back the top of innate gunny , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned shrub . verify that all gunny is forget so that it wo n’t wick urine away from rootball during hot , teetotal period . If synthetic burlap , take away if potential . If not possible , cut away or make slits to take into account for roots to develop into the new soil . For bombastic shrubs , build a water supply well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If shrub is barren - root , look for a stain somewhere near the base ; this mark is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , tot up organic matter . This will help oneself with both drainage and water holding capacitance . Fill soil , firming just enough to indorse bush . Finish by mulch and watering well .
