Deciduous bush with upright , minute growth to 15 foot magniloquent with equal gap . Widely used as a hedge . Leaves are blue green , shiny , ellipse to obovate , to 3 inches in length . Green , unisexual flowers are have in alar cluster . In the fall , bears circular , ruby-red fruit to 1/2 inch across , foliage becomes red . right adapted to cold , juiceless areas with poor grease .
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Planting
cautiously remove shrub from container and lightly freestanding roots . Position in center of muddle , best side facing forward . Fill in with original soil or an amended mixture if need as described above . For big shrubs , ramp up a water well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fastener and fold back the top of natural burlap , pucker it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned bush . check that that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water off from rootball during red-hot , dry periods . If synthetical burlap , remove if potential . If not potential , cut away or make slits to allow for roots to develop into the new dirt . For larger shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the al-Qaida ; this stigma is likely where the territory line was . If territory is too sandy or too clayey , add constituent matter . This will help with both drain and water holding capability . Fill soil , firming just enough to support bush . Finish by mulch and irrigate well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant insubordinate varieties and provide maximum air circulation . scavenge up all junk , especially around plant life that have had a problem . Do not water from command processing overhead and water only during the daytime so that plants will have enough prison term to dry before Nox . Apply a fungicide label for rust on your plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the green frame of moth and butterflies . They are rapacious feeder lash out a encompassing variety of flora . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as leaf feeders , theme borers , leaf roller , cutworm and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout individual plants and remove caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as soaps and oils , take reward of born foeman such as parasitic wasps in the garden and utilize Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic war ) for some caterpillar species . kingdom Fungi : Leaf SpotsLeaf spots are get by fungi or bacteria . browned or black bit and patches may be either ragged or circular , with a water soak or yellow - edged appearance . Insects , rain , dirty garden tools , or even the great unwashed can help its cattle farm .
Prevention and Control : murder infected leaves when the flora is dry . Leaves that collect around the base of the plant should be raked up and disposed of . void overhead irrigation if possible ; weewee should be directed at soil story . For fungal leaf spot , practice a recommend fungicide according to recording label directions .
Pest : Scale InsectsScales are insects , relate to mealy hemipterous insect , that can be a trouble on a wide variety of plant life - indoor and outdoor . Young scales creep until they find a good feeding web site . The adult females then lose their branch and remain on a spot protected by its surd shield layer . They appear as bulge , often on the lower sides of leaves . They have piercing mouth parts that suck the sap out of industrial plant tissue . Scales can weaken a plant leading to lily-livered leaf and leaf free fall . They also bring out a odorous substance called honeydew ( coveted by ants ) which can top to an untempting black surface fungal growth call sooty mold .
Prevention and Control : Once establish they are hard to control . Isolate infested plants away from those that are not infested . look up your local garden shopping mall professional or Cooperative Extension office in your county for a sound passport regarding their control . promote natural enemy such as bloodsucking wasps in the garden .
