BROADLEAF EVERGREENS

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BROADLEAFEVERGREENS

• BY Howard Henderson

Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education
Curriculum Office
July, 2002
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DEFINITION

• HOLDS THEIR LEAVES YEAR ROUND
• HAS BROAD LEAVES RATHER THAN NEEDLES
• REQUIRES A CONSTANT SUPPLY OF MOISTURE

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WAYS BROADLEAF EVERGREENS ARE USED

• AROUND FOUNDATIONS
• AS SPECIMEN PLANTS
• AS HEDGES
• ALONG SIDEWALKS
• IN WOODLAND PLANTINGS

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FOUNDATION PLANTING

• JAPANESE HOLLY
• AZALEA
• RHODENDRON
• DWARF ENGLISH HOLLY
• ANDROMEDA
• BARBERRY
• VIBURNUM

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EVERGREENS USED FOR A HEDGE

• PRIVET
• JAPANESE HOLLY
• BOXWOOD
• BARBERRY

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SPECIMEN PLANTS

• RHODENDRON
• AMERICAN HOLLY
• MAGNOLIA
• ANDROMEDA
• BARBERRY
• CAMELLIA
• FIRETHORN

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EVERGREENS USED TO LINE SIDEWALKS/ENTRANCEWAYS

• PRIVET
• JAPANESE HOLLY
• COMMON BOXWOOD
• CHINESE HOLLY
• BARBERRY

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REQUIREMENTS OF BROADLEAF EVERGREENS

• AMPLE MOISTURE
• GOOD SOIL DRAINAGE
• MULCHING
• LOCATION WHICH IS SHELTERED FROM STRONG WINDS
• ENOUGH SUNLIGHT

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IMPORTANCE OF TYPE OF FERTILIZER USED

• TOO MUCH NITROGEN FERTILIZER WILL CAUSE A)
  LONG SHOOT GROWTH
  B) OPEN UNATTRACTIVE PLANT
• A SMALL COMPACT SLOW GROWING PLANT MAKES A MUCH
  MORE ATTRACTIVE PLANT
• FERTILIZER IS ADDED IN THE SPRING IN A CIRCULAR
  FASHION AROUND THE PLANT AT THE DRIPLINE

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AMOUNT / TYPE OF FERTILIZER

• ALL BROADLEAF EVERGREENS EXCEPT HOLLIES REQUIRE A
  FEW HANDFULS OF FERTILIZER SPRINKLED AROUND THE
  PLANT.
• LARGER TREES, USE 1-1 1/2 LBS PER INCH OF TREE
  TRUNK
• CHINESE AND JAPANESE HOLLY REQUIRE 1 1/2 LBS. PER
  3 FEET OF HEIGHT OF PLANT.
• USE A 10-5-5 FERTILIZER

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TRANSPLANTING

• SHOULD BE DUG UP WITH THE SOIL REMAINING AROUND
  THE ROOTS BECAUSE ROOTS ARE LESS DISTURBED AND
  ABLE TO SUPPLY MOISTURE TO THE LEAVES
• MUST BE PLANTED IN A RAISED BED IF PLANTING IN A
  POORLY DRAINED SOIL
• PLANTING HOLE SHOULD HAVE 10-12 INCHES OF SPACE
  AROUND THE PLANT

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APPLYING MULCH

• APPLY 2 TO 3 INCHES DEEP
• USE WOOD CHIPS OR PINE BARK

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PRUNING OF BROADLEAF EVERGREENS

• SHOULD BE DONE IN EARLY SPRING OR IMMEDIATELY
  AFTER BLOOMING EXCEPT HOLLY CAN BE PRUNED
  DURING THE WINTER HOLIDAY SEASON (PRUNINGS USED
  FOR DECORATIONS)
• RHODENDRONS SHOULD BE PRUNED AT THE POINT WHERE A
  FLUSH OF GROWTH STOPS AND BUDS ARE MORE PLENTIFUL

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INSECTS AND DISEASES

• BUY VARIETIES THAT ARE ADAPTED IN THE AREA
  MINIMIZE INSECT AND DISEASE PROBLEM
• IF INSECTS ARE A PROBLEM USE MALATHION AND
  SEVIN
• IF FUNGUS DISEASES ARE A PROBLEM USE CAPTAN,
  ZINEB,FERBAM, OR ALLIETTE