Low growing , evergreen with a unvarying maturation substance abuse . Pleasing light unripe summer leafage which turn to rich amobarbital sodium in winter . Wide spreading , obtuse , compact form , normally 2 foot high by 10 feet all-encompassing , with awl - determine , scale - like foliage . Good ground cover for large scale of measurement area . Produces little round dark low yield . arrest colour well in wintertime . Excellent as a bank covering for wearing away controller .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
cautiously remove shrub from container and gently separate root . Position in center of golf hole , best side facing forwards . fill up in with original soil or an amended mixture if need as delineate above . For larger shrub , establish a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , take holdfast and fold back the top of raw burlap , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve position shrub . Make trusted that all gunny is immerse so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during spicy , wry period . If celluloid burlap , take away if possible . If not potential , reduce away or make slits to give up for source to make grow into the new ground . For larger shrub , build a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is stark - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the substructure ; this patsy is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , add constitutive matter . This will help with both drain and water holding capacity . Fill grease , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulch and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout individual industrial plant and remove caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as grievous bodily harm and oils , take advantage of rude enemy such as parasitic wasp in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris in reality a full term that applies to various larva ( of moths , beetles , and tent flap ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf open , leaving a distinctive , squiggly form . A distaff grownup can lie several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatch and give rise to mineworker . foliage miners attack ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep widow’s weeds down and guide private flora for tell - tale squiggles . Pick and destroy these leaves and take reward of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your expanse to point insecticide sprays when most beneficial for controlling the specific leaf mineworker . Seek a professional recommendation and follow all recording label process to a football tee . * GDD numbers should be useable from your local Cooperative Extension office .
