NARROWLEAF EVERGREENS

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NARROWLEAF EVERGREENS
Original PowerPoint Created by Howard
Henderson For Introductory Horticulture Modified
by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum
Office June 2002
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TWO TYPES OF NARROW-LEAF EVERGREENS

• NEEDLELIKE - EX. MUGO PINE
• SCALELIKE - EX. JUNIPER

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USES OF NARROWLEAFEVERGREENS

• FOUNDATION PLANTINGS
• BOUNDARY PLANTS
• SCREEN A VIEW OF A LESS ATTRACTIVE AREA
• HELP CONTROL AIR CURRENTS (WINDBREAK) 5-10
  DEGREES WARMER ON PROTECTED SIDE

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WAYS EVERGREENS ARE SHIPPED

• BARE ROOT - SHIPPED WHILE THE PLANTS ARE
  SEEDLINGS
• BALLED/BURLAPPED - MOVED AT ANY TIME EXCEPT WHEN
  GROUND IS FROZEN
• CONTAINER GROWN - SAME AS B/B

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FERTILIZING

• GENERAL - APPLY 3-6 LBS. OF 5-10-10 FERTILIZER
  PER 100 SQ. FT. PLACED IN A CIRCLE UNDER THE DRIP
  LINE AT THE OUTER END OF THE BRANCHES IN EARLY
  SPRING
• ORGANIC FERTILIZER - COTTONSEED MEAL OR SOYBEAN
  OIL MEAL MAY BE USED

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WATERING

• GENERAL RULE - WATER EVERY 10-14 DAYS DURING THE
  FIRST YEAR SOAKING THE SOIL TO 6 INCHES OR DEEPER

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PRUNING

• TWO METHODS USED - PRUNING IS REMOVING INDIVIDUAL
  BRANCHES GIVING THE PLANT AN INFORMAL APPEARANCE
• SHEARING IS DONE TO SHAPE A HEDGE.

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BREAKDOWN BY HEIGHTS

• 3 FEET OR LESS - EX. BLUE RUG JUNIPER
• 3-9 FEET - EX. MUGO PINE, HICKS YEW, PFITZER
  JUNIPER
• OVER 10 FEET - ENGLISH YEW, JAPANESE YEW

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INFORMATION ON PLANTS

• HARDINESS - REFERS TO ZONE (AREA) WHERE THE
  PLANT MAY BE GROWN
• FOLIAGE COLOR
• PERIOD OF INTEREST
• LANDSCAPE USE - GROUND COVER, FOUNDATION PLANTING