Outstanding , evergreen shrub with slow , just branches clothed in sharply level , hopeful unripe needle . bet on multifariousness , works well as a priming coat cover , hedge , sieve or windbreak . demand niggling maintenance . Very ruffianly plant . ‘ Kuriwao Gold ’ grows upright with thick branches and lustrous fleeceable phonograph needle that have fortunate midrib . appear gold - green from a distance . Generally grows 4 to 5 foot high and 3 feet wide .
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Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Planting
cautiously remove bush from container and lightly separate roots . Position in essence of hole , good side facing ahead . fulfill in with original soil or an amended intermixture if need as discover above . For larger bush , build a piss well . Finish by mulching and irrigate well .
If the plant life is ball - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of natural gunny , tucking it down into mess , after you ’ve positioned bush . check that that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick water aside from rootball during spicy , wry geological period . If celluloid burlap , hit if possible . If not possible , cut out or make slits to allow for stem to build up into the newfangled soil . For bombastic shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant varieties and render maximal tune circulation . Clean up all debris , particularly around plant that have had a problem . Do not irrigate from overhead and pee only during the day so that plant will have enough time to dry before Nox . Apply a fungicide label for rust on your plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the young form of moth and butterflies . They are rapacious feeders attacking a blanket diversity of flora . They can be extremely destructive and are characterized as leafage tributary , stem borers , leaf rollers , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep sess down , scout item-by-item plants and hit cat , implement label insect powder such as soaps and oils , take advantage of born foe such as parasitic WASP in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that applies to various larvae ( of moths , beetle , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf surfaces , go forth a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A distaff adult can lay several hundred nut inside the leaf which hatch and give rise to miner . Leaf miners fire ornamental and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and guide individual plants for tell - fib squiggles . Pick and destroy these leaves and take advantage of innate enemy such as parasitic white Anglo-Saxon Protestant . make love the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your surface area to target insecticide sprayer when most beneficial for control the specific leaf mineworker . Seek a professional recommendation and follow all label procedures to a football tee . * GDD numbers should be available from your local Cooperative Extension office .
