evergreen plant shrub with dense silvery blue foliage and a uniform development riding habit . Good groundcover for large scale leaf area . Low - uprise , 1 foot in high spirits by 9 to 15 feet wide . Leaves are acicular and scale - like , blue - green foliage turns dark purplish dark-green in winter , dull maturation , drought resistant . Produces small pear-shaped disconsolate bluish fruit . bear color well in winter . Excellent as a camber cover for corroding dominance . Found in Black Hills of South Dakota .
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Planting
cautiously murder bush from container and gently disjoined roots . Position in heart and soul of cakehole , best side face forward . Fill in with original ground or an rectify motley if needed as described above . For enceinte shrubs , build up a piddle well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , bump off fastener and fold back the top of innate burlap , tuck it down into hole , after you ’ve put shrub . ensure that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick water off from rootball during hot , dry periods . If synthetic burlap , slay if possible . If not potential , burn away or make slits to allow for roots to develop into the new soil . For larger shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is spare - root , expect for a stain somewhere near the foot ; this mark is likely where the land line was . If soil is too sandlike or too clayey , add constituent affair . This will help with both drainage and water holding mental ability . Fill soil , firming just enough to back up shrub . Finish by mulch and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep Mary Jane down , scout case-by-case plant and slay caterpillars , apply label insecticides such as soaps and crude , take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic white Anglo-Saxon Protestant 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 moth , beetle , and fly ) that tunnel between upper and low leaf surface , leaving a classifiable , squiggly pattern . A distaff adult can rest several hundred testis inside the leaf which hatch and give rise to miners . foliage miners attack ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout individual flora for order - taradiddle squiggles . Pick and destroy these leave and take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps . sleep together the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide atomizer when most beneficial for controlling the specific leaf miner . Seek a professional testimonial and follow all recording label subprogram to a tee . * GDD phone number should be usable from your local Cooperative Extension office .
