C. pisifera is a medium evergreen plant , under cultivation it usually does not exceed 20 to 30 feet improbable , but with years will produce higher . Has a bed covering of 20 foot . Produces vertebral column - tipped , scalelike dark gullible leave , calorie-free beneath . Has rather loose , open growth . beneficial in turgid Oriental gardens . clip heavily to thrust Modern growth
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
If container - produce , consist the tree on its side and bump off the container . relax the roots around the edges without breaking up the root ballock too much . posture tree in centre of hole so that the best side face forward . You are ready to commence filling in with soil .
If planting a balled and burlaped tree diagram , position it in kettle of fish so that the right side faces forward . Untie or remove nail from burlap at top of ball and pull gunny back , so it does not stick out of hole when soil is supervene upon . celluloid gunny should be transfer as it will not decompose like instinctive burlap . Larger trees often get in telegram baskets . Plant as you would a b&b plant , but trim down as much of the conducting wire away as potential without in reality take the handbasket . Chances are , you would do more damage to the rootball by remove the basketful . Simply cut away wire to provide several large possible action for radical .
Fill both mess with soil the same way . Never amend with less than half original soil . Recent studies show that if your soil is loose enough , you are good off adding fiddling or no grime amendment .
make a water ring around the outer edge of the hole . Not only will this conseve water , but will direct wet to perimeter roots , encourage outer ontogenesis . Once Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is found , water band may be raze . Studies show that mulched trees grow quicker than those unmulched , so bring a 3 " " layer of pinestraw , compost , or pulverise barque over backfilled area . Remove any damaged limbs .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Remove infected leaves when the plant is dry . Leaves that pull in around the base of the plant should be raked up and disposed of . Avoid overhead irrigation if possible ; water should be mastermind at soil floor . For fungous leaf spots , practice a recommended fungicide according to label directions .
Diseases : BlightBlights are cause by fungi or bacterium that kill flora tissue . Symptoms often show up as the rapid spotting or droop of foliation . There are many different blight , specific to various plants , each ask a varied method of ascendency .
