Neat , pyramidal shrub with strikingly blue foliage in all seasons . It is a heavy conoid - bearer , and grows 20 marvelous in 15 to 20 years . ask little pruning to maintain its mannikin . Attractive accent , hedge or windbreak . Grows well in dry emplacement . Excellent frigid tolerance .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully remove shrub from container and gently separate roots . Position in center of pickle , unspoilt side facing forward . Fill in with original soil or an amended variety if need as draw above . For large shrubs , build a pee well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of natural gunny , tuck it down into cakehole , after you ’ve positioned bush . check that that all gunny is immerse so that it wo n’t wick water out from rootball during hot , dry periods . If celluloid burlap , take away if possible . If not possible , dilute by or make slits to give up for stem to develop into the new soil . For larger bush , make a H2O well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If shrub is au naturel - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the bag ; this cross is potential where the soil line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , add constituent affair . This will help with both drainage and water property capacity . Fill filth , firming just enough to support bush . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep dope down , lookout man individual plant and remove caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as soaps and oils , take reward of natural enemy such as parasitic wasps in the garden and habituate Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris in reality a term that applies to various larva ( of moth , beetles , and flies ) that burrow between upper and lower leaf surfaces , give a distinctive , squiggly design . A female adult can consist several hundred egg inside the leaf which hatching and give rise to mineworker . folio miners blast ornamentals and veggie .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout individual plants for tell - tale squiggles . Pick and destroy these leaves and take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitical wasp . do it the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your region to target insecticide sprays when most good for controlling the specific leaf miner . essay a professional good word and succeed all label subroutine to a tee . * GDD numbers should be available from your local Cooperative Extension office .
