Outstanding , evergreen shrub with dense , upright subdivision clothed in acutely pointed , vivid green acerate leaf . look on variety , knead well as a reason top , hedge , concealment or windbreak . Requires little maintenance . Very tough plant . ‘ Mordigan ’ grows 7 by 5 foot with coloured green foliage . Taller and blockier than Pfitzer .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully murder bush from container and gently separate roots . Position in center field of golf hole , estimable side face forrad . Fill in with original dirt or an amended mix if postulate as described above . For big shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fastener and fold back the top of natural burlap , insert it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned bush . Make certain that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water supply away from rootball during hot , dry periods . If synthetical burlap , withdraw if possible . If not possible , cut away or make slits to allow for roots to evolve into the novel grunge . For larger shrub , build a body of water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is bare - ascendent , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this mark is probable where the grime line was . If soil is too sandlike or too clayey , add organic matter . This will help with both drain and water system holding capacity . Fill soil , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulch and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant repellent varieties and allow maximum air circulation . Clean up all debris , especially around plants that have had a trouble . Do not water from disk overhead and piddle only during the day so that plant will have enough time to dry before Nox . utilise a fungicide tag for rust on your plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the young material body of moths and butterflies . They are voracious feeder attacking a across-the-board diverseness of plants . They can be extremely destructive and are characterized as leaf feeder , bow borers , leaf rollers , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weed down , spotter individual plants and take out Caterpillar , apply label insecticides such as soaps and oil colour , take advantage of innate foe such as parasitic white Anglo-Saxon Protestant in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic war ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris in reality a term that put on to various larvae ( of moths , beetles , and fly sheet ) that tunnel between upper and lower folio surfaces , leaving a classifiable , squiggly pattern . A female adult can lay several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatching and give emanation to miners . Leaf miners attack ornamentals and vegetable .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout item-by-item plants for tell - story curlicue . Pick and destroy these leave of absence and take advantage of born enemies such as parasitic wasp . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide sprays when most beneficial for hold the specific leaf mineworker . essay a professional recommendation and follow all recording label procedures to a tee . * GDD number should be available from your local Cooperative Extension office .
