Outstanding , evergreen shrub with heavy , upright limb clothed in acutely pointed , bright greenish needles . Depending on variety , works well as a ground cover , hedging , filmdom or windbreak . Requires small upkeep . Very tough flora . ‘ Angelica Blue ’ is well propagate . Has brighter blue leaf than some other cultivars .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully polish off shrub from container and mildly separate ancestor . Position in center of hole , good side facing forward . fill up in with original soil or an amended intermixture if require as name above . For large shrub , build up a water supply well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If the industrial plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into maw , after you ’ve positioned bush . ensure that all burlap is bury so that it wo n’t wick H2O out from rootball during hot , dry time period . If synthetic burlap , transfer if potential . If not possible , cut away or make slits to permit for roots to develop into the novel soil . For larger shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is bare - root , calculate for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this soft touch is likely where the grime bloodline was . If land is too sandy or too clayey , add constitutional affair . This will help with both drainage and water holding capacity . Fill grime , firm just enough to plunk for shrub . Finish by mulch and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant varieties and provide maximum air circulation . strip up all debris , especially around plants that have had a problem . Do not water from overhead and urine only during the solar day so that works will have enough time to dry before nighttime . Apply a antimycotic agent labeled for rust on your industrial plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the green form of moths and butterflies . They are rapacious tributary attack a panoptic variety of plants . They can be highly destructive and are characterize as leaf affluent , stem borers , foliage curler , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , pathfinder individual industrial plant and get rid of caterpillars , apply mark insecticide such as soaps and petroleum , take vantage of rude enemies such as leechlike wasps in the garden and utilize Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological war ) for some caterpillar specie . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that apply to various larvae ( of moth , mallet , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf surfaces , allow a typical , squiggly rule . A female adult can position several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hachure and give rise to miners . foliage miners onslaught ornamental and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and picket private plants for evidence - story squiggles . plunk and destroy these leaves and take reward of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide spray when most beneficial for master the specific leaf miner . Seek a professional testimonial and follow all recording label operation to a golf tee . * GDD number should be available from your local Cooperative Extension position .
