Saybrook Gold is considered the brightest gold foliaged Chinese Juniper . Primarily needle - comparable foliage , lustrous chicken in summer , more bronze - yellow in winter . Horizontal spread type in all likelihood 2 to 3 feet gamey by 6 metrical foot all-inclusive . Requires little maintenance . Very tough plant .
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Plant Care
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Planting
cautiously remove shrub from container and mildly separate root . Position in center of yap , best side facing forrard . Fill in with original ground or an remedy potpourri if needed as described above . For larger shrubs , construct a urine well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the industrial plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove fastening and fold back the top of raw burlap , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve position bush . Make trusted that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during live , dry periods . If synthetic burlap , polish off if potential . If not potential , cut aside or make slits to permit for roots to develop into the new soil . For larger shrub , build a water supply well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If shrub is bare - root word , look for a discoloration somewhere near the fundament ; this mark is potential where the soil line of products was . If soil is too sandlike or too clayey , add organic affair . This will help with both drain and water system holding capacity . Fill grime , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulch and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant variety show and provide maximal zephyr circulation . Clean up all debris , especially around plants that have had a problem . Do not irrigate from overhead and urine only during the day so that plant will have enough fourth dimension to dry out before Nox . utilise a fungicide labeled for rust on your plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moth and butterflies . They are voracious feeders attacking a wide variety of plants . They can be extremely destructive and are characterized as foliage feeder , radical rock drill , leaf crimper , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep widow’s weeds down , watch individual plants and remove caterpillars , apply labeled insect powder such as soaps and oils , take advantage of natural enemy such as parasitic wasp in the garden and utilize Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological war ) for some caterpillar coinage . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris in reality a terminus that applies to various larva ( of moth , beetle , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf aerofoil , leave a distinctive , squiggly design . A distaff adult can lay several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatching and give rise to miners . Leaf miner attack ornamental and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep skunk down and scout individual plants for tell - taradiddle curlicue . find fault and demolish these leaves and take reward of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to aim insecticide sprays when most good for controlling the specific foliage mineworker . Seek a professional recommendation and follow all label procedures to a tee . * GDD numbers racket should be available from your local Cooperative Extension agency .
