1 Care
1.1 Where to Plant?
1.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings, Transplanting
1.3 Plant Maintenance
1.4 Watering Plants
1.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Do not water excessively, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
1.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
1.4.3 In Spring
1.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
1.5 Soil
1.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
1.5.2 Soil Type
1.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
1.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
1.7 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead leaves
Prune before Winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
1.8 Fertilizers
since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
1.9 Pests and Diseases
Annosus Root Rot, Balsam twig aphid, Balsam Woolly Adelgid, Conifer root aphid, Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid, Current Season Needle Necrosis, Douglas-fir Needle midge, Douglas-fir Twig weevil, Eriophyid mite, Giant Conifer or Cinara aphid, Grovesiella Canker, Interior Needle Blight, Melampsora Needle rust, Phytophthora Root Rot, Pucciniastrum Needle rust, Rhabdocline Needle Cast, Root weevil, Spruce spider mite, Swiss Needle Cast, Uredinopsis Needle rust
Free of serious pests and diseases
1.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, moderate salt tolerance