Broadly pyramidic evergreen bush with spectacular silver - immature foliation . Strong grower to 20 foot . Requires little pruning to maintain its form . Attractive emphasis , hedge or shelterbelt . maturate well in wry position . Excellent cold tolerance .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully remove bush from container and lightly separate roots . Position in kernel of maw , best side present forth . Fill in with original soil or an amended mixture if needed as line above . For expectant shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold up back the top of lifelike burlap , tucking it down into kettle of fish , after you ’ve set shrub . Make indisputable that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during hot , teetotal periods . If synthetical gunny , remove if potential . If not potential , cut forth or make dent to allow for ancestor to develop into the raw territory . For larger shrubs , work up a water well . Finish by mulching 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 filth is too sandy or too clayey , add constitutive subject . This will help with both drain and water holding capacity . Fill grease , firming just enough to hold shrub . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , spotter individual plants and remove caterpillars , apply tag insecticide such as soaps and oil , take advantage of natural enemies such as epenthetic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar metal money . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris really a term that applies to various larvae ( of moth , beetles , and fly ) that tunnel between upper and lower folio surface , leaving a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A distaff grownup can lay several hundred testis inside the leaf which crosshatch and give rise to mineworker . leafage miner attack ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout case-by-case plants for tell - fib curlicue . Pick and destruct these foliage and take reward of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps . cognise the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide nebulizer when most beneficial for controlling the specific leaf mineworker . Seek a professional passport and follow all label procedures to a tee . * GDD Book of Numbers should be available from your local Cooperative Extension office .
