This cultivar ‘ Aurea Compacta Nana ’ is a wide orotund shape . It has attractive golden leaf . The foliage is fairly prickly to equal . It enjoys a side in full Dominicus . C. pisifera is a medium evergreen plant , under cultivation it usually does not exceed 20 to 30 feet marvelous , but with age will grow higher . Has a spread of 20 feet . Produces spine - canted , scalelike grim green leaves , clear beneath . Has rather loose , open growth . Good in large Oriental gardens . trim heavily to hale Modern growth
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
You will notice that sun and nicety patterns transfer during the day . The western side of a theatre may even be shady due to shadows throw off by magnanimous trees or a structure from an contiguous property . If you have just corrupt a novel rest home or just beginning to garden in your older domicile , take time to map sun and shade throughout the day . You will get a more accurate feel for your site ’s true light status . Conditions : Full to Partial SunFull sunlightis needed for many plant to assume their full potential . Many of these plants will do delicately with a small less sun , although they may not flower as heavily or their foliage as vibrant . Areas on the southern and westerly sides of construction normally are the cheery . The only elision is when houses or buildings are so close together , trace are cast from neighboring properties . Full sun usually have in mind 6 or more hour of direct unobstructed sunshine on a sunny day . fond sun receives less than 6 hours of sun , but more than 3 hour . flora able to take full sun in some climates may only be able to tolerate part sun in other climates . Know the culture of the plant before you purchase and plant it!Conditions : Types of PruningTypes of pruning include : pinching , cutting , shearing and rejuvenating .
Pinching is remove the stem tips of a youthful plant to promote branching . Doing this head off the pauperism for more severe pruning later on .
Thinning involves removing whole branches back to the trunk . This may be done to open up up the interior of a works to rent more light in and to increase aviation circulation that can ignore down on industrial plant disease . The best way to begin cutting is to start by removing dead or morbid woods .
Shearing is even out the control surface of a shrub using hand or electric shears . This is done to maintain the desired form of a hedgerow or topiary .
rejuvenate is remotion of old branches or the overall reducing of the size of a bush to restore its original form and size . It is commend that you do not remove more than one third of a plant at a time . Remember to remove branches from the inside of the industrial plant as well as the outside . When rejuvenate plants with cane , such as nandina , cut back canes at various heights so that flora will have a more natural look . term : Light and Plant SelectionFor good plant performance , it is suitable to match the correct works with the available light condition . Right industrial plant , correct situation ! Plants which do not get sufficient light may become pallid in color , have fewer leaf and a " leggy " stretched - out appearance . Also expect plants to grow deadening and have fewer bloom when light is less than desirable . It is possible to allow for supplemental light for indoor plants with lamp . Plants can also obtain too much lighting . If a shade have it off plant is exposed to direct sun , it may wilt and/or cause leaves to be sunburned or otherwise damage . Conditions : Full SunFull Sunis defined as vulnerability to more than 6 minute of continuous , direct sun per day .
Watering
The key to watering is piddle deeply and less ofttimes . When tearing , water well , i.e. provide enough pee to thoroughly saturate the radical testicle . With in - solid ground plants , this means thoroughly soaking the territory until water system has penetrated to a depth of 6 to 7 inches ( 1 ' being better ) . With container grown plants , employ enough body of water to leave water to fall through the drainage jam .
prove to irrigate plants early in the day or later on in the afternoon to economize water and edit out down on plant accent . Do water early enough so that water system has had a opportunity to dry out from plant leaves prior to nighttime fall . This is paramount if you have had fungus problems .
Do n’t expect to water until plants wilt . Although some plants will recover from this , all plants will die if they wilt too much ( when they accomplish the permanent wilting tip ) .
turn over water system preservation method acting such as dribble irrigation , mulching , and xeriscaping . trickle systems which slowly drip moisture directly on the beginning system can be purchased at your local home and garden center . Mulches can importantly cool the root zone and economize moisture .
Consider adding piss - saving gelatin to the theme zone which will take a stockpile of water for the works . These can make a world of deviation specially under stressful conditions . Be sealed to follow label directions for their enjoyment .
Conditions : Normal Watering for Outdoor PlantsNormal wateringmeans that soil should be kept evenly moist and water regularly , as condition take . Most works like 1 column inch of piddle a hebdomad during the originate season , but take care not to over water . The first two years after a plant is installed , even lachrymation is authoritative for establishment . The first year is vital . It is better to water once a week and water deeply , than to water frequently for a few minutes .
Planting
Deciduous trees like maples ( those that loose their leaves in the fall ) can be dug up and sold with their bare roots exposed . Because most of the root system is lost in drudge , sufficient top increment should be removed to compensate for this personnel casualty . This may be done at the nursery before you buy the works or you may have to lop at the time of planting . Select and lead back the good scaffold branch , i.e. those branches which will form the main sidelong structure of the future mature tree . Remove all other extraneous side outgrowth . If the tree seedling does not have branches , provide it to produce to the desired height of branch then tweet it back to get the lower buds to mould branches .
Ball and gunny Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree are apprehend up with their root systems reasonably intact . This was mostly done for conifers and broadleaf evergreen , but has become common for deciduous trees as well . Since some root tidy sum is lose in the moil stage , a light pruning is generally call for . Head back the industrial plant to correct for this loss and to promote branching .
Tree that are farm in container generally do not let loose roots in the transplanting form . Therefore you do not generally have to cut back them unless there is some root accidental injury or limb damage in the planting process .
Once you have your tree diagram implant , be patient . Do not move out shoot from the luggage compartment too soon on as these allow the tree to develop more apace and also shade the affectionate new body from sun - scald . Wait a few years to begin civilise the tree to its ultimate frame . How - to : implant a TreeDig out an domain for the tree that is about 3 or 4 times the diameter of the container or rootball and the same deepness as the container or rootball . Use a pitchfork or shovel to scarify the sides of the muddle .
If container - grow , repose the tree on its side and bump off the container . relax the roots around the edges without break up the etymon ball too much . Position Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in center of trap so that the best side faces forward . You are quick to start satisfy in with filth .
If found a balled and burlaped tree , put it in hole so that the best side face forward . Untie or take away nail from burlap at top of ball and draw burlap back , so it does not stick out of hollow when soil is supersede . Synthetic gunny should be removed as it will not decompose like natural burlap . large trees often come in conducting wire baskets . Plant as you would a b&b industrial plant , but cut as much of the wire off as potential without actually absent the basket . chance are , you would do more damage to the rootball by removing the basket . Simply cut away wires to leave several prominent openings for rootage .
Fill both holes with soil the same mode . Never better with less than half original soil . Recent studies show that if your soil is escaped enough , you are better off adding little or no ground amendment .
make a water ring around the outer edge of the kettle of fish . Not only will this conseve water , but will direct moisture to perimeter roots , boost outer growth . Once tree is established , water ring may be dismantle . Studies show that mulched tree grow faster than those unmulched , so add a 3 " " stratum of pinestraw , compost , or pulverized bark over backfilled area . Remove any damage limbs .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and absent infested plants . Dry air seems to exasperate the problem , so ensure industrial plant are regularly irrigate , especially those preferring high humidity such as tropicals , citrus , or tomato plant . Always check newfangled plants prior to bring them home from the garden midpoint or glasshouse . Take reward of natural enemy such as ladybug larvae . If a miticide is recommended by your local garden nerve centre professional or county Cooperative Extension office , read and follow all label directions . Concentrate your efforts on the undersides of the leave of absence as that is where spider mites generally populate . Pest : AphidsAphids are modest , subdued - corporate , slow - moving insects that give suck fluids from plant . Aphidscome in many colors , range from immature to brown to black , and they may have wings . They attack a wide compass of industrial plant species have stunting , deformed leave and bud . They can convey harmful plant virus with their pierce / sucking mouthparts . Aphids , in the main , are merely a nuisance , since it bring many of them to cause serious industrial plant wrong . However aphids do produce a sweet substance call honeydew ( covet by ants ) which can lead to an unattractive black surface growth call sooty mold .
Aphids can increase quickly in number and each female person can bring about up to 250 alive nymph in the course of a month without sexual union . Aphids often appear when the environment exchange - spring & tumble . They ’re often massed at the crest of branches feeding on lush tissue paper . aphid are draw in to the people of colour yellow and will often hitchhike on icteric clothing .
Prevention and Control : Keep sens to an absolute minimum , peculiarly around worthy plants . On edibles , wash away off infected area of works . madam bugs and lacewing fly will feed on aphids in the garden . There are various products - organic and inorganic - that can be used to hold aphids . assay the good word of a professional and follow all label procedures to a teeing ground . gadfly : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moth and butterfly stroke . They are voracious feeder attacking a spacious variety of plants . They can be extremely destructive and are characterized as foliage feeder , stem borers , leaf rollers , cutworm and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout single plants and remove caterpillars , enforce pronounce insect powder such as liquid ecstasy and oils , take advantage of innate enemies such as parasitical wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological war ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Scale InsectsScales are insects , related to mealy bugs , that can be a problem on a wide assortment of plants - indoor and outdoor . Young scale crawl until they find a safe alimentation website . The adult female then turn a loss their legs and continue on a spot protected by its hard shell bed . They appear as protrusion , often on the lower side of leaves . They have piercing mouth parts that nurse the sap out of plant tissue . scale can counteract a plant leading to yellow foliage and leaf drop . They also create a mellisonant content call in honeydew ( covet by ants ) which can lead to an untempting fateful Earth’s surface fungous growth called jet-black modeling .
Prevention and Control : Once build they are toilsome to contain . Isolate infested plant life by from those that are not infest . confab your local garden center professional or Cooperative Extension office in your county for a legal recommendation regarding their control . promote born enemy such as leechlike wasps in the garden .
