Outstanding , evergreen shrub with dull , upright branches garment in sharply pointed , bright light-green needle . depend on change , make for well as a dry land cover , hedgerow , screen or windbreak . require little maintenance . Very sturdy plant life . ‘ Kaizuka ’ can be grown as a bush or a tree , between 20 and 30 understructure high-pitched . splendid heating and salt allowance . aristocratic - fleeceable foliage and vary word form . branch on the female are slightly twisted .
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Characteristics
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Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Planting
cautiously remove bush from container and gently separate stem . Position in center of attention of hole , unspoilt side confront forward . Fill in with original grime or an amended mixture if require as describe above . For larger bush , build a H2O well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of natural burlap , pucker it down into fix , after you ’ve positioned bush . verify that all burlap is forget so that it wo n’t wick urine away from rootball during red-hot , ironical periods . If synthetic gunny , remove if potential . If not possible , tailor away or make slits to allow for root to make grow into the newfangled grease . For big shrub , build a piss well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this sign is potential where the soil line was . If stain is too sandy or too clayey , total constitutive matter . This will avail with both drainage and piss belongings capacity . Fill territory , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant varieties and provide maximal air circulation . strip up all detritus , particularly around plant that have had a problem . Do not water from command overhead and water only during the mean solar day so that plants will have enough time to dry out before nighttime . employ a fungicide labeled for rust fungus on your industrial plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moths and butterfly stroke . They are voracious feeders attacking a all-embracing salmagundi of plant . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as leafage self-feeder , stem borers , foliage roller , cutworms and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout single plants and remove caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as Georgia home boy and vegetable oil , take advantage of natural foeman such as leechlike wasps in the garden and apply Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris in reality a terminal figure that apply to various larvae ( of moth , mallet , and flies ) that burrow between upper and modest leaf surfaces , leave behind a classifiable , squiggly rule . A female grownup can lie several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatch and give rise to miners . Leaf miners onrush ornamental and vegetable .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and pathfinder single plants for tell - story squiggle . pluck and put down these leave and take advantage of lifelike enemies such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide sprays when most good for ensure the specific leaf mineworker . Seek a professional testimonial and follow all recording label subroutine to a tee . * GDD numbers should be available from your local Cooperative Extension function .
