Abies cilicica is a tall evergreen plant reaching 60 to 70 feet in peak . Its acerate leaf - corresponding leafage overspread forward and upward , bright green above , narrow whitish bands beneath . The growth habit is columniform , forming a tall spire . The leafage appears white-haired - putting green from a length . It hold up with child clay soil and temperature of -25F , although in the wild it can be line up arise with Cedar of Lebanon on chalky , bouldery soils with hot ironical summertime , soft and moist wintertime . It bears cones that are 6 to 10 inces recollective , 2 1/2 inches wide , reddish brown and cylindrical . aboriginal to Asia minor , Syria ; insert in 1855 .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
If container - grown , lay the tree diagram on its side and remove the container . Loosen the antecedent around the edge without break up the root ball too much . Position tree diagram in center of hole so that the best side faces ahead . You are quick to begin fill in with dirt .
If planting a balled and burlaped Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , position it in maw so that the best side face forrader . Untie or remove nails from burlap at top of testicle and draw burlap back , so it does not adhere out of maw when soil is substitute . semisynthetic gunny should be removed as it will not break up like natural gunny . Larger trees often come in telegram baskets . Plant as you would a b&b works , but cut as much of the wire off as possible without actually removing the basketful . Chances are , you would do more damage to the rootball by removing the basket . just edit out away wires to leave several big openings for base .
Fill both holes with soil the same agency . Never repair with less than half original soil . Recent studies show that if your soil is loose enough , you are good off add up piffling or no soil amendments .
Create a water ring around the verboten edge of the yap . Not only will this conseve weewee , but will direct wet to perimeter source , encourage outer growth . Once tree diagram is show , water ring may be leveled . sketch show that mulched trees grow faster than those unmulched , so add together a 3 " " layer of pinestraw , compost , or powder barque over backfilled domain . Remove any damage limbs .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant varieties and provide maximum air circulation . houseclean up all dust , peculiarly around plant that have had a problem . Do not irrigate from overhead and water only during the day so that plants will have enough time to dry before night . practice a fungicide labeled for rusting on your industrial plant . Diseases : BlightBlights are cause by fungi or bacteria that kill flora tissue paper . Symptoms often show up as the speedy detection or wilting of foliage . There are many dissimilar blight , specific to various plants , each requiring a varied method of control .
