Evergreen ground cover shrub mature 24 inches high with a wide - spreading , loose superimposed habit . Scaly silvery unripe foliage that holds color well in winter . require lilliputian pruning to maintain its chassis . Attractive accent , hedge or windbreak . Grows well in juiceless locations . Excellent stale tolerance . Although it is list as a male , some plants have both male and female cones .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
cautiously transfer shrub from container and gently separate roots . Position in center of jam , best side face forrard . Fill in with original soil or an amended mixture if take as identify above . For magnanimous bush , build a H2O well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the industrial plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned shrub . ensure that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick weewee away from rootball during hot , wry periods . If synthetic burlap , remove if possible . If not potential , rationalize away or make slits to allow for roots to evolve into the new soil . For larger shrubs , progress a water supply well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is stripped - etymon , look for a discolouration somewhere near the base ; this scar is probable where the grunge line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , add organic matter . This will aid with both drain and water holding capacity . Fill soil , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , spotter individual plants and remove caterpillar , apply label insecticide such as soaps and oils , take reward of natural enemies such as leechlike wasps in the garden and apply Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic war ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that put on to various larvae ( of moths , beetles , and flies ) that burrow between upper and lower leaf surface , pass on a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A female adult can consist several hundred egg inside the leaf which hatch and give rise to miners . Leaf mineworker approach ornamental and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout individual plant for tell - tale squiggles . nibble and put down these leaves and take advantage of natural foe such as leechlike wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your orbit to point insecticide spray when most beneficial for controlling the specific leaf miner . try a professional recommendation and watch over all label procedures to a golf tee . * GDD numbers should be uncommitted from your local Cooperative Extension part .
