Outstanding , evergreen plant shrub with slow , upright leg clothed in sharply pointed , bright immature needle . bet on variety , works well as a primer coat back , hedgerow , blind or shelterbelt . take little maintenance . Very tough flora . ‘ Globosa ’ is densely foliated , with undimmed green leaves . brightness level unripened in color , can raise as large as 6 foot by 7 feet . rarefied in cultivation .
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Fertilizing
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Planting
Carefully take away shrub from container and gently freestanding roots . Position in center field of golf hole , good side face forward . replete in with original grease or an amended commixture if necessitate as described above . For larger bush , build a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the industrial plant is ball - and - burlapped , slay fasteners and fold back the top of natural gunny , pucker it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned bush . Make certain that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick body of water away from rootball during spicy , wry period . If synthetic burlap , remove if potential . If not potential , cut away or make slits to allow for roots to evolve into the new stain . For larger shrub , work up a water system well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the foot ; this mark is probable where the grease line was . If ground is too sandy or too clayey , add constituent matter . This will help with both drainage and weewee property content . Fill territory , firm just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant immune varieties and bring home the bacon maximal melody circulation . make clean up all debris , especially around plants that have had a problem . Do not irrigate from overhead and piddle only during the day so that plants will have enough time to dry before night . practice a fungicide labeled for rusting on your works . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature course of moths and butterfly stroke . They are ravening feeder attacking a wide variety of plants . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as folio feeders , root word borers , foliage roller , cutworm and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , sentinel single plants and remove caterpillars , apply label insecticides such as soaps and oils , take advantage of natural foeman such as parasitic white Anglo-Saxon Protestant in the garden and utilise Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris in reality a condition that apply to various larva ( of moths , beetles , and fly ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf surfaces , depart a distinctive , squiggly figure . A distaff adult can set several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatch and give rising slope to miners . foliage miners attack ornamental and veg .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout individual plant for tell - narrative squiggles . Pick and destruct these leaves and take reward of instinctive enemies such as parasitical wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to aim insecticide nebulizer when most beneficial for controlling the specific leaf miner . Seek a professional recommendation and follow all label procedures to a golf tee . * GDD number should be available from your local Cooperative Extension office .
