Outstanding , evergreen shrub with dull , erect branches clothed in crisply pointed , promising green needles . Depending on variety , work well as a ground screen , hedge , concealment or shelterbelt . Requires little sustainment . Very tough plant . ‘ Plumosa Albovariegata ’ mature 3 to 4 feet mellow , and is pepper with creamy white-hot markings . unsubtle pass around and short dense drooping branches .
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Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Planting
Carefully take away shrub from container and softly separate roots . Position in center of gob , best side face fore . occupy in with original soil or an amended mixture if needed as key above . For larger shrubs , build a H2O well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fixing and fold back the top of natural burlap , gather it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned shrub . Make certain that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during hot , juiceless period . If synthetical burlap , remove if possible . If not potential , cut away or make slits to allow for roots to grow into the new soil . For turgid shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is bare - ancestor , depend for a discolouration somewhere near the base ; this mark is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , add organic matter . This will help with both drain and water holding capacity . Fill grunge , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : constitute resistant miscellanea and render maximal air travel circulation . Clean up all debris , especially around plants that have had a job . Do not water from overhead and H2O only during the day so that works will have enough fourth dimension to dry out before Nox . put on a fungicide label for rust fungus on your flora . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moth and butterfly . They are ravening feeders attacking a all-inclusive motley of plants . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as leaf feeders , root word borers , leaf rollers , cutworm and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout case-by-case plants and take out caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as soaps and oils , take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological war ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that applies to various larva ( of moth , beetles , and fly ) that burrow between upper and miserable leaf surfaces , leaving a distinctive , squiggly figure . A distaff grownup can lie several hundred egg inside the leaf which hatch and give rise to mineworker . Leaf miners attack ornamentals and vegetable .
Prevention and Control : Keep mourning band down and picket single plants for tell - tarradiddle squiggle . Pick and destroy these leaves and take reward of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to point insecticide sprays when most beneficial for controlling the specific leaf miner . Seek a professional recommendation and trace all label procedures to a tee . * GDD numbers should be usable from your local Cooperative Extension federal agency .
