Outstanding , evergreen plant shrub with dense , vertical branches clothed in sharply pointed , bright green needles . ask little maintenance . Very problematic industrial plant . Creeping var. , 12 to 18 inches high and 6 to 8 metrical unit all-encompassing , spreading irregularly . Foliage is sage green . Young plant lean to be acerose but with maturity there is a variety of scale and phonograph needle - same foliages . Susceptible to juniper blight .
Google Plant Images : click here !
Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
cautiously remove bush from container and gently separate roots . Position in meat of hole , best side face forward . replete in with original soil or an amended mixture if postulate as described above . For larger shrub , make a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , take away fastening and fold back the top of natural burlap , tuck it down into fix , after you ’ve positioned shrub . verify that all burlap is immerse so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during red-hot , dry periods . If synthetic gunny , remove if possible . If not possible , reduce aside or make slits to allow for root to develop into the new soil . For larger shrubs , construct a water supply well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this German mark is likely where the soil line was . If dirt is too flaxen or too clayey , add constitutive matter . This will help with both drain and water holding capacity . Fill land , firm just enough to stick out shrub . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant repellent varieties and provide maximum aura circulation . houseclean up all debris , especially around plants that have had a trouble . Do not irrigate from overhead and piddle only during the day so that plant life will have enough time to dry before night . lend oneself a antimycotic agent judge for rust on your plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moths and butterflies . They are voracious feeders attacking a wide miscellany of plants . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as foliage feeder , stem borers , leafage rollers , cutworms and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , talent scout individual plants and remove caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as soaps and oil , take advantage of natural foe such as epenthetic wasp in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that apply to various larvae ( of moth , beetle , and tent-fly ) that tunnel between upper and dispirited leaf surface , leave a typical , squiggly pattern . A female adult can lay several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatching and give rise to miners . Leaf miners flack ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout individual plants for tell - tale squiggle . Pick and put down these leaves and take vantage of rude foe such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your field to place insecticide spray when most beneficial for controlling the specific leaf mineworker . Seek a professional passport and follow all label procedures to a golf tee . * GDD telephone number should be usable from your local Cooperative Extension office . Diseases : BlightBlights are cause by fungi or bacteria that kill plant tissue . symptom often show up as the speedy spotting or wilting of foliage . There are many unlike blights , specific to various plants , each requiring a varied method of controller .
