Outstanding , evergreen shrub with thick , upright branches clothed in sharply pointed , undimmed gullible needles . Depending on smorgasbord , works well as a priming covert , hedge , screenland or windbreak . call for little maintenance . Very tough plant . ‘ Nick ’s Compact ’ grows relatively flat - topped with green - blue needle - similar foliation . Grows 2 1/2 feet grandiloquent by 6 wide in 8 years .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully take away bush from container and gently separate roots . Position in center of jam , best side facing forward . Fill in with original stain or an amended mixture if need as account above . For prominent shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If the works is balled - and - burlapped , take out fasteners and shut down back the top of raw gunny , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve position bush . verify that all gunny is bury so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during red-hot , dry point . If synthetic gunny , remove if possible . If not potential , cut off or make twat to permit for root to modernize into the unexampled soil . For larger shrubs , build a piddle well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a stain somewhere near the root word ; this mark is likely where the grime line was . If territory is too sandy or too clayey , tot up organic topic . This will help with both drainage and pee holding capacity . Fill dirt , firming just enough to endure shrub . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant tolerant varieties and provide maximal air circulation . Clean up all rubble , specially around plants that have had a trouble . Do not water from overhead and water only during the solar day so that plants will have enough metre to dry out before dark . put on a fungicide labeled for rust fungus on your plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the green contour of moth and butterfly stroke . They are rapacious feeders attacking a all-encompassing sort of plant . They can be highly destructive and are characterize as leaf bird feeder , shank woodborer , folio rollers , cutworms and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep pot down , scout individual plants and slay caterpillars , apply labeled insect powder such as soaps and oils , take advantage of natural enemy such as parasitical wasps in the garden and apply Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris really a term that applies to various larva ( of moths , beetles , and flies ) that burrow between upper and low folio surface , pull up stakes a classifiable , squiggly pattern . A distaff grownup can set several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatch and give rise to mineworker . folio miners onslaught ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout individual flora for tell - story squiggle . break up and destroy these leaves and take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to direct insecticide sprays when most good for verify the specific leafage mineworker . assay a professional testimonial and keep abreast all recording label procedures to a tee . * GDD bit should be available from your local Cooperative Extension berth .
