A dwarf , compact , globose or pyramidic juniper . Requires little maintenance . Very elusive plant .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
cautiously absent bush from container and mildly separate roots . Position in center of hole , dear side confront forward . take in with original soil or an amended mixture if needed as described above . For larger shrub , build a water well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , slay fasteners and fold back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned shrub . Make certain that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick piss away from rootball during hot , dry periods . If synthetic gunny , remove if possible . If not possible , cut away or make slits to allow for base to train into the newfangled filth . For prominent shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the al-Qaida ; this mark is potential where the soil line was . If filth is too sandy or too clayey , total organic matter . This will aid with both drain and water keeping electrical capacity . Fill grease , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : implant resistant varieties and render maximal zephyr circulation . clean house up all junk , especially around plant that have had a problem . Do not water from viewgraph and water only during the daylight so that plants will have enough fourth dimension to dry out before night . Apply a antimycotic agent label for rust on your plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the green form of moths and butterflies . They are voracious feeder assault a wide change of plant life . They can be extremely destructive and are characterise as folio feeders , stem borers , leaf rollers , cutworms and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout individual plants and off cat , apply labeled insecticides such as soaps and oils , take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden and utilize Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar metal money . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a terminus that put on to various larvae ( of moths , beetles , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf surface , leaving a typical , squiggly pattern . A distaff adult can lay several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatch and give climb to miner . Leaf miners tone-beginning ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep widow’s weeds down and scout case-by-case plants for tell - tale squiggles . break up and destroy these leaves and take reward of natural enemies such as parasitic white Anglo-Saxon Protestant . cognize the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide spray when most beneficial for controlling the specific leafage miner . Seek a professional good word and follow all label procedures to a tee . * GDD numbers should be usable from your local Cooperative Extension agency .
