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Title: 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
2
TWO TYPES OF NARROW-LEAF EVERGREENS
  • NEEDLELIKE - EX. MUGO PINE
  • SCALELIKE - EX. JUNIPER

3
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

4
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

5
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

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

7
PRUNING
  • TWO METHODS USED - PRUNING IS REMOVING INDIVIDUAL
    BRANCHES GIVING THE PLANT AN INFORMAL APPEARANCE
  • SHEARING IS DONE TO SHAPE A HEDGE.

8
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
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