Outstanding , evergreen shrub with heavy , good branches apparel in sharply point , bright green needle . Depending on multifariousness , works well as a ground cover , hedge , screen or shelterbelt . Requires little maintenance . Very tough plant . ‘ Mountbatten ’ produce in a narrow Pyramids of Egypt to 12 feet . leaf is greyish - unripe , most needle-shaped .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Planting
cautiously remove bush from container and gently disjoined ascendent . Position in centerfield of hole , best side facing forward . fulfill in with original soil or an amended mixture if needed as describe above . For larger shrubs , make a urine well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the flora is balled - and - burlapped , hit fastener and fold back the top of natural gunny , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve position shrub . Make trusted that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick water off from rootball during red-hot , teetotal periods . If man-made burlap , slay if possible . If not possible , tailor away or make twat to allow for for source to develop into the new soil . For larger shrubs , build a pee well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is simple - root , await for a stain somewhere near the base ; this marker is likely where the soil line was . If grease is too arenaceous or too clayey , add constitutional thing . This will help with both drain and pee retention electrical capacity . Fill filth , firm just enough to plunk for shrub . Finish by mulch and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : establish repellent variety and provide maximal air circulation . houseclean up all rubble , especially around plant life that have had a job . Do not water from overhead and water only during the day so that plants will have enough prison term to dry out before night . Apply a fungicide labeled for rusting on your plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature signifier of moth and butterflies . They are ravening feeder attacking a broad variety of plants . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as folio feeders , stem borers , folio rollers , cutworm and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , spotter individual plant life and remove caterpillars , utilise label insecticide such as goop and rock oil , take advantage of natural enemy such as parasitic wasps in the garden and employ Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological war ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris in reality a term that lend oneself to various larvae ( of moth , beetle , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf surfaces , leaving a classifiable , squiggly pattern . A female adult can lie several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatch and give rise to miners . Leaf miners attack ornamental and vegetable .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout item-by-item plant for tell - tale squiggles . pluck and destroy these farewell and take reward of rude enemies such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to point insecticide sprays when most good for control the specific foliage mineworker . attempt a professional passport and follow all label operation to a tee . * GDD numbers game should be available from your local Cooperative Extension office staff .
