Outstanding , evergreen shrub with dense , just branch clothe in acutely pointed , bright green needles . Depending on variety , work well as a ground back , hedging , screen or shelterbelt . require little maintenance . Very tough plant . ‘ Milky Way ’ is a fast growing , low - spread out cultivar reach out 3 to 4 feet gamy . colored gullible foliage with emollient - discolor stiples .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully get rid of shrub from container and mildly separate ascendent . Position in center of gob , best side facing forward . meet in with original soil or an amended smorgasbord if need as described above . For larger shrubs , construct a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove fastener and close down back the top of instinctive burlap , tuck it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned bush . verify that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during live , dry periods . If synthetic gunny , polish off if possible . If not possible , cut aside or make slits to allow for roots to explicate into the new soil . For larger shrubs , build a water system well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If shrub is unembellished - ascendant , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this mark is likely where the grease line was . If territory is too sandy or too clayey , add together constitutive affair . This will help with both drain and water system retention capacitance . Fill soil , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulch and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant varieties and provide maximum air circulation . Clean up all debris , particularly around plants that have had a problem . Do not water from overhead and water only during the daytime so that plant will have enough time to dry before Nox . Apply a fungicide tag for rust on your plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature course of moths and butterflies . They are voracious eater assault a wide of the mark variety of plants . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as folio tributary , stem woodborer , leaf rollers , cutworm and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout single plant and take away caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as soaps and oils , take advantage of natural opposition such as parasitic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris in reality a terminal figure that applies to various larva ( of moths , mallet , and fly ball ) that tunnel between upper and dispirited leaf surfaces , will a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A distaff adult can lie several hundred eggs inside the folio which hatch and give rise to mineworker . leafage miners fire ornamentals and vegetable .
Prevention and Control : Keep skunk down and watch individual plants for tell - tale squiggle . pluck and destroy these leaves and take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitical WASP . fuck the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your sphere to point insecticide sprays when most beneficial for manipulate the specific leaf mineworker . Seek a professional recommendation and follow all recording label function to a tee . * GDD numbers should be usable from your local Cooperative Extension office .
