modest evergreen Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree or large bush with arc branches hung with string - like atomic number 47 - tinge blue foliation . call for trivial pruning to maintain its contour . Attractive accent , hedging or windbreak . Grows well in dry locations . Excellent moth-eaten tolerance . Cold hardy anywhere in the nation . Known to grow as far south as Orlando , FL .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully remove shrub from container and gently separate root . Position in centre of cakehole , best side confront forward . sate in with original soil or an amended mixture if take as described above . For larger shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve set shrub . check that that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during hot , dry periods . If celluloid gunny , remove if possible . If not potential , cut aside or make slits to earmark for roots to build up into the fresh soil . For large shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is bare - etymon , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this mark is likely where the filth railway line was . If land is too sandy or too clayey , add organic matter . This will help with both drain and piddle holding mental ability . Fill soil , firming just enough to substantiate shrub . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout individual plant and dispatch caterpillars , apply mark insect powder such as soaps and oils , take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden and expend Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic war ) for some caterpillar coinage . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a condition that applies to various larva ( of moths , beetle , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf surfaces , leaving a distinctive , squiggly shape . A distaff adult can lay several hundred eggs inside the leafage which hatching and give rise to miners . Leaf miner attack ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout case-by-case plants for tell - tale squiggles . Pick and put down these leave and take reward of instinctive enemies such as parasitic wasps . acknowledge the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide sprayer when most beneficial for ensure the specific foliage miner . Seek a professional passport and observe all label function to a football tee . * GDD numbers should be usable from your local Cooperative Extension office .
