Outstanding , evergreen plant shrub with thick , good branches garb in sharply pointed , bright green needles . Depending on variety , works well as a flat coat cover , hedge , screen or shelterbelt . Requires little maintenance . Very tough plant . ‘ Gold Star ’ grows 4 foot by 6 feet . Compact , with lightheaded blue - greenish foliage emphasize by chicken branches . repellent to root problems .
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Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Planting
cautiously bump off bush from container and softly separate roots . Position in center of maw , best side face forrad . fill up in with original grunge or an amended mixing if needed as described above . For declamatory shrubs , build a water system well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and turn up back the top of natural gunny , insert it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned bush . Make certain that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water system off from rootball during blistering , teetotal full point . If semisynthetic burlap , withdraw if possible . If not possible , trim down away or make slits to allow for roots to make grow into the fresh soil . For larger shrubs , build a pee well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is bare - beginning , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this mark is potential where the soil line was . If dirt is too arenaceous or too clayey , add organic matter . This will help with both drainage and water retention capability . Fill stain , firm just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : found resistant varieties and provide maximum air circulation . Clean up all junk , especially around plant that have had a problem . Do not irrigate from overhead and water only during the mean solar day so that works will have enough time to dry before night . give a antimycotic agent labeled for rusting on your works . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moths and butterflies . They are voracious feeders attacking a wide variety of plants . They can be extremely destructive and are characterized as leaf feeders , theme borers , leafage rollers , cutworm and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout case-by-case industrial plant and slay caterpillars , employ label insect powder such as easy lay and oils , take advantage of innate enemies such as parasitical wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic war ) for some caterpillar metal money . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that applies to various larvae ( of moths , beetle , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf surface , leaving a typical , squiggly radiation diagram . A distaff grownup can lay several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatching and give upgrade to miners . folio miners approach ornamentals and veg .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout single plants for recite - taradiddle curlicue . foot and put down these leaves and take reward of natural enemy such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your arena to target insecticide sprays when most beneficial for controlling the specific foliage mineworker . Seek a professional recommendation and succeed all recording label subprogram to a tee . * GDD number should be usable from your local Cooperative Extension office .
