Evergreen shrub with a symmetrical conic - pyramidal habit and bright green leaf that is essentially maintain in winter . manful plant , named ‘ Cupressifolia ’ in 1964 , but that name was already taken . Excellent for use as concealment , background or accent . Withstands a wide mixture of soils and growing experimental condition . Very long last .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
If container - grow , lay the tree on its side and remove the container . Loosen the root around the bound without breaking up the root ball too much . place tree in substance of hole so that the best side faces ahead . You are quick to begin occupy in with soil .
If planting a balled and burlaped tree , position it in hole so that the best side faces forward . unlace or remove nails from gunny at top of ball and rip burlap back , so it does not stick out of yap when soil is replace . Synthetic gunny should be remove as it will not decompose like natural burlap . Larger trees often amount in wire baskets . Plant as you would a b&b industrial plant , but cut as much of the telegram off as possible without actually removing the hoop . Chances are , you would do more damage to the rootball by removing the handbasket . Simply cut away wires to leave several large openings for roots .
Fill both holes with soil the same way . Never amend with less than half original soil . Recent bailiwick show that if your soil is sluttish enough , you are well off add small or no soil amendment .
Create a water ring around the outer edge of the hole . Not only will this conseve water , but will direct moisture to perimeter roots , encouraging outer growth . Once Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is launch , water tintinnabulation may be even . Studies show that mulched tree raise faster than those unmulched , so tote up a 3 " " layer of pinestraw , compost , or powderize bark over backfilled area . get rid of any damaged limbs .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , lookout case-by-case plant and remove caterpillars , apply label insecticides such as soaps and petroleum , take advantage of natural enemies such as bloodsucking wasps in the garden and apply Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic war ) for some caterpillar coinage . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that applies to various larvae ( of moths , beetle , and tent-fly ) that tunnel between upper and down leaf surface , leaving a typical , squiggly radiation diagram . A female adult can lay several hundred nut inside the leafage which hatch and give wage hike to miners . foliage miners attack ornamental and veggie .
Prevention and Control : Keep gage down and scout individual plants for tell - tale squiggle . Pick and demolish these leaves and take advantage of natural enemy such as leechlike wasps . recognize the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your domain to aim insecticide sprays when most good for controlling the specific folio miner . Seek a professional good word and comply all label procedures to a tee . * GDD numbers should be available from your local Cooperative Extension office .
