Outstanding , evergreen shrub with dense , upright subdivision clothed in needles . Depending on variety , works well as a ground cover , hedging , filmdom or shelterbelt . Requires little sustainment . Very tough plant . ‘ Pfitzeriana Glauca ’ or ‘ Blue Pfitzer ’ is markedly dreary in color , especially in older plant life , becoming somewhat purplish blue in wintertime . Prickly . Similar to Pfitzeriana in growth characteristic .
Google Plant Images : click here !
Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
cautiously remove shrub from container and gently freestanding etymon . Position in center of hole , good side face up forward . occupy in with original soil or an amended mixture if needed as described above . For large bush , build a water well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove holdfast and fold back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve position shrub . Make certain that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick body of water by from rootball during spicy , dry periods . If synthetic burlap , remove if potential . If not potential , cut away or make slits to permit for roots to prepare into the Modern soil . For big shrub , build a weewee well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If shrub is unembellished - root , look for a discolouration somewhere near the base ; this mark is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , add organic matter . This will facilitate with both drainage and water retention capacity . Fill land , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant repellent varieties and leave maximal airwave circulation . Clean up all debris , especially around plants that have had a problem . Do not water from overhead and water only during the day so that plants will have enough metre to dry out before night . Apply a fungicide labeled for rust fungus on your industrial plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the unripe form of moths and butterfly stroke . They are voracious feeders attack a broad variety of industrial plant . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as leaf birdfeeder , stem borers , folio rollers , cutworm and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep gage down , sentinel individual plants and remove cat , use labeled insecticide such as soaps and oils , take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic war ) for some caterpillar metal money . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a full term that apply to various larvae ( of moth , beetles , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf surfaces , leave a classifiable , squiggly pattern . A female adult can put several hundred testis inside the leaf which hatch and give rise to miner . foliage miners attack ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep grass down and scout individual plants for tell - tale squiggle . Pick and destroy these leaves and take advantage of natural foe such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your domain to aim insecticide sprays when most good for controlling the specific folio miner . Seek a professional recommendation and follow all label procedure to a football tee . * GDD phone number should be usable from your local Cooperative Extension office .
