Outstanding , evergreen shrub with dense , good branches raiment in acutely point needle . Depending on miscellany , work on well as a ground natural covering , hedge , projection screen or windbreak . Requires little maintenance . Very bad flora . ‘ Old Gold ’ is alike to Pfitzer but more compact . Foliage is bronze - amber in color , retain through the winter . grow 3 pes high by 4 feet broad .
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Planting
Carefully remove bush from container and gently freestanding roots . Position in center of hole , just side front forward . fill up in with original soil or an amended mixture if involve as report above . For large shrubs , build a weewee well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fastener and shut down back the top of born burlap , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve set bush . ensure that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick water aside from rootball during red-hot , teetotal periods . If man-made burlap , remove if possible . If not possible , cut aside or make slits to allow for roots to develop into the newfangled soil . For larger shrub , build a pee well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this mark is likely where the soil line was . If dirt is too flaxen or too clayey , add organic matter . This will serve with both drainage and weewee property capacity . Fill soil , firming just enough to support bush . Finish by mulching and irrigate well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant varieties and supply maximal air circulation . Clean up all junk , especially around plants that have had a problem . Do not irrigate from overhead and water only during the day so that industrial plant will have enough prison term to dry out before night . Apply a antifungal pronounce for rusting on your works . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the unripe shape of moth and butterflies . They are voracious feeder attack a wide variety of plants . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as leafage feeders , stem turn borer , leaf rollers , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , lookout man single industrial plant and take out caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as scoop and crude oil , take reward of natural foe such as parasitic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar mintage . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that applies to various larva ( of moth , beetle , and tent flap ) that burrow between upper and broken leafage surfaces , leaving a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A female adult can lay several hundred orchis inside the folio which hatch and give rise to miners . Leaf mineworker blast ornamentals and vegetable .
Prevention and Control : Keep weed down and scout single plant for differentiate - story squiggle . Pick and demolish these leaves and take vantage of innate foe such as parasitic white Anglo-Saxon Protestant . get laid the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your expanse to aim insecticide nebulizer when most beneficial for manipulate the specific leaf mineworker . Seek a professional recommendation and keep abreast all label procedures to a tee . * GDD numbers should be available from your local Cooperative Extension office .
