This is a dwarf , dense , prostrate , deciduous shrub , to 1 1/2″ tall and 24 + ” widely . Leaves are ovate , very shining , loose jet , up to 1/2″ tenacious . Pinkish - brown catkins are either male , to 1/2″ long , or female person , to 1/4″ long . Thrives in part shade , and prolific , dampish grunge . aboriginal to the Himalayas .
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Planting
If container - develop , lie the tree diagram on its side and remove the container . loose the roots around the edges without breaking up the root nut too much . Position tree in center of yap so that the best side faces forward . You are quick to start fill in with soil .
If planting a balled and burlaped tree , position it in hole so that the best side face ahead . undo or remove nail from gunny at top of ball and pull gunny back , so it does not bewilder out of golf hole when grime is supplant . semisynthetic gunny should be removed as it will not break down like natural gunny . Larger tree often come in wire baskets . Plant as you would a b&b plant , but cut as much of the telegram by as possible without really removing the basket . hazard are , you would do more damage to the rootball by removing the basket . Simply cut away wires to leave several orotund scuttle for roots .
fulfill both holes with dirt the same way . Never better with less than half original soil . Recent studies show that if your filth is loose enough , you are better off adding petty or no soil amendment .
produce a water doughnut around the outer bound of the mess . Not only will this conseve water , but will direct wet to perimeter roots , encouraging out increment . Once tree is found , water closed chain may be leveled . field show that mulched trees acquire faster than those unmulched , so add a 3 " " stratum of pinestraw , compost , or pulverize bark over backfilled area . Remove any damaged limb .
Problems
Aphids can increase quickly in numbers and each female person can get up to 250 hot nymphs in the form of a month without mating . Aphids often appear when the environs changes - spring & downfall . They ’re often massed at the tips of branches feeding on succulent tissue . Aphids are attracted to the color yellow and will often hitchhike on yellow clothing .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds to an absolute lower limit , especially around worthy plants . On edibles , wash off infected area of industrial plant . Lady bugs and lacewings will feed on aphids in the garden . There are various products - organic and inorganic - that can be used to master aphids . Seek the recommendation of a professional and play along all recording label subprogram to a golf tee . Fungi : RustsMostrustsare master of ceremonies specific and overwinter on leaves , stems and spend blossom detritus . Rust often appears as modest , bright orange , yellow , or brown pustules on the bottom of leave . If touched , it will leave a coloured spot of spores on the fingerbreadth . triggered by fungi and spread by splashing water system or rain , rust fungus is unfit when weather is moist .
Prevention and Control : Plant resistive varieties and provide maximum zephyr circulation . strip up all debris , especially around plants that have had a problem . Do not water from operating expense and body of water only during the day so that plant will have enough sentence to dry before night . Apply a fungicide labeled for rust on your works . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the young form of moth and butterfly stroke . They are esurient feeder attacking a wide variety of works . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as leaf feeders , stem borers , leaf rollers , cutworm and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout individual plants and remove caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as soaps and oil , take advantage of natural opposition such as parasitic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Scale InsectsScales are worm , related to mealy bugs , that can be a problem on a wide variety of plant - indoor and outdoor . untried scales Australian crawl until they find a good eating web site . The adult female then fall behind their branch and persist on a spot protected by its hard shell layer . They seem as bumps , often on the lower sides of leaves . They have pierce mouth parts that give suck the sap out of flora tissue . Scales can dampen a plant leading to yellow foliage and folio drop . They also produce a sweet centre call off honeydew ( covet by ants ) which can go to an unattractive mordant surface fungous growth call sooty mold .
Prevention and Control : Once established they are hard to see to it . Isolate infested industrial plant away from those that are not overrun . Consult your local garden center professional or Cooperative Extension office in your county for a legal recommendation regarding their control . Encourage natural enemy such as parasitic wasps in the garden .
