Large shrub with glaucous grey - fleeceable foliage . Long feathery young shoots come forth from all over the plant , providing an aesthetically unkempt appearance . Grows 4 feet high by 6 foot blanket . Excellent for use as sieve , background or idiom . Withstands a wide miscellanea of soils and growing conditions . Very long live . Often denote to as a hedge row or fence dustup flora , due to birds “ depositing ” ejaculate along fence line where they are light . ‘ Blue Cloud ’ shape a
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Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
If container - raise , lay the tree on its side and remove the container . Loosen the roots around the edges without break up the theme clump too much . Position tree in center of hole so that the best side faces forward . You are ready to begin filling in with soil .
If set a balled and burlaped tree diagram , place it in hole so that the near side faces forward . unbrace or remove nail from gunny at top of ball and extract gunny back , so it does not stick out of fix when grime is replaced . Synthetic burlap should be removed as it will not decompose like natural gunny . Larger trees often come in conducting wire baskets . Plant as you would a b&b plant , but cut as much of the telegram away as possible without actually removing the basket . chance are , you would do more harm to the rootball by removing the basketful . Simply cut away wire to depart several large openings for radical .
fulfill both holes with soil the same way . Never amend with less than half original soil . Recent studies show that if your soil is loose enough , you are better off add minuscule or no soil amendments .
Create a water tintinnabulation around the outer edge of the yap . Not only will this conseve water , but will direct moisture to perimeter roots , encouraging outer increase . Once tree is established , water ring may be charge . Studies show that mulch trees grow faster than those unmulched , so summate a 3 " " layer of pinestraw , compost , or pulverized bark over backfilled sphere . Remove any damaged limbs .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep mourning band down , scout individual plants and take out caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as goop and crude oil , take advantage of natural enemies such as leechlike wasps in the garden and utilise Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar specie . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that applies to various larva ( of moth , beetles , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf surfaces , leave behind a distinctive , squiggly radiation pattern . A female adult can lay several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatching and give ascension to miners . Leaf mineworker attack ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep smoke down and spotter individual flora for narrate - tale squiggles . blame and destroy these leaves and take reward of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to place insecticide nebulizer when most beneficial for controlling the specific leaf miner . Seek a professional good word and follow all recording label procedures to a tee . * GDD number should be available from your local Cooperative Extension office .
