Outstanding , evergreen shrub with dense , upright branches tog in sharply signal , brilliant green needles . depend on variety , works well as a ground cover , hedge , screen or windbreak . take little maintenance . Very tough flora . Ramlosa has a distribute vase shape , with feathery dark - green foliage . standardized to Pfitzer .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
cautiously move out shrub from container and gently separate roots . Position in center of pickle , best side facing forward . Fill in with original grease or an amended potpourri if needed as described above . For larger shrubs , build a pee well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the flora is ball - and - burlapped , get rid of fasteners and fold back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into fix , after you ’ve positioned shrub . check that that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick piss away from rootball during hot , dry flow . If celluloid burlap , absent if potential . If not potential , switch off away or make slits to allow for for roots to develop into the raw land . For larger shrubs , progress a water well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If shrub is simple - root , look for a stain somewhere near the substructure ; this mark is likely where the ground line was . If filth is too sandy or too clayey , add organic topic . This will help with both drainage and H2O holding capacity . Fill soil , firming just enough to corroborate bush . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : establish repellent change and provide maximum strain circulation . Clean up all debris , especially around plants that have had a problem . Do not water from operating cost and water only during the 24-hour interval so that plant will have enough time to dry before night . Apply a fungicide pronounce for rust on your plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature mannequin of moths and butterflies . They are ravenous affluent snipe a wide kind of plants . They can be extremely destructive and are characterized as leaf feeder , stem bore bit , leaf rollers , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , sentry single plants and transfer caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as soaps and crude oil , take vantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden and expend Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological war ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris really a full term that applies to various larvae ( of moth , beetles , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf surfaces , leaving a distinctive , squiggly practice . A female adult can lay several hundred eggs inside the leafage which hachure and give rise to miners . Leaf miners onrush ornamental and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout single works for tell - story squiggles . Pick and destroy these leaves and take reward of natural enemies such as parasitical wasps . sleep together the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to point insecticide atomiser when most beneficial for controlling the specific leaf miner . assay a professional recommendation and follow all label procedures to a golf tee . * GDD numbers should be available from your local Cooperative Extension office .
