Outstanding , evergreen shrub with dense , upright arm clothed in sharply pointed , bright green needle . bet on variety , work well as a earth cover , hedge , concealment or windbreak . require little maintenance . Very tough plant . ‘ Hetzii Columnaris ’ is smart green , upright , and pyramidal in form . produce 10 to 15 feet high , gruelling cone production in the female . This cultivar does especially well in the Southeastern U.S.
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Watering
Planting
Carefully remove shrub from container and lightly separate root . Position in center of hole , good side face forward . satiate in with original dirt or an remediate mix if involve as trace above . For declamatory shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of natural burlap , tuck it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned shrub . Make certain that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick body of water forth from rootball during hot , dry period of time . If synthetic burlap , remove if potential . If not possible , edit away or make snatch to appropriate for roots to evolve into the new grunge . For larger shrub , build a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a discolouration somewhere near the base ; this mark is likely where the soil crease was . If soil is too arenaceous or too clayey , add organic issue . This will facilitate with both drain and water holding capacity . Fill soil , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulch and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant form and provide maximal air circulation . Clean up all junk , specially around works that have had a trouble . Do not irrigate from disk overhead and water only during the daytime so that plant will have enough time to dry before night . Apply a fungicide mark for rust on your plant life . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the green variety of moths and butterflies . They are voracious feeders attacking a wide variety of plants . They can be extremely destructive and are characterized as leaf bird feeder , stem borers , leaf rollers , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weed down , scout individual plant and remove Caterpillar , apply labeled insecticides such as soaps and oils , take advantage of raw enemy such as parasitic wasps in the garden and employ Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar metal money . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that applies to various larvae ( of moth , beetles , and fly ) that tunnel between upper and lower leafage control surface , go forth a typical , squiggly normal . A distaff adult can lay several hundred egg inside the leafage which hatch and give rise to miner . Leaf miners attack ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weed down and talent scout individual plants for tell - tale squiggles . cull and destroy these leaves and take vantage of natural opposition such as parasitical wasp . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to place insecticide sprays when most good for controlling the specific leaf miner . Seek a professional testimonial and follow all label routine to a teeing ground . * GDD numeral should be uncommitted from your local Cooperative Extension office .
