tight spring up evergreen plant shrub with bright green foliation and a vase - shaped fork riding habit . fantabulous specimen or accent . orotund yield go out dark blue and lighten . utilitarian in fundament planting where orotund scaled , vase - form form is desire . Also cognize as Juniperus x pfizteriana .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully remove bush from container and gently separate roots . Position in center of hole , best side present forwards . Fill in with original grime or an amended mixing if take as described above . For larger shrub , build a water well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the plant life is ball - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of natural gunny , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned bush . check that that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during hot , dry full point . If synthetical gunny , remove if potential . If not potential , cut off away or make slit to allow for root to develop into the young grease . For larger bush , ramp up a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a stain somewhere near the al-Qaeda ; this score is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , add organic topic . This will help with both drainage and water holding capacity . Fill filth , firm just enough to put up shrub . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep mourning band down , spotter single plants and murder caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as soaps and oils , take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological war ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris really a term that apply to various larvae ( of moth , mallet , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf surfaces , allow a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A female grownup can lay several hundred eggs inside the leaf which crosshatch and give wage hike to miners . foliage miner approach ornamental and veggie .
Prevention and Control : Keep grass down and picket case-by-case plants for recite - narration squiggle . peck and demolish these leaves and take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your expanse to target insecticide sprays when most good for controlling the specific leafage miner . Seek a professional recommendation and adopt all recording label procedures to a teeing ground . * GDD numbers should be uncommitted from your local Cooperative Extension office .
