BROADLEAF EVERGREENS BY Howard Henderson Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office July, 2002

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

WAYS BROADLEAF EVERGREENS ARE USED AROUND FOUNDATIONS AS SPECIMEN PLANTS AS HEDGES ALONG SIDEWALKS IN WOODLAND PLANTINGS

FOUNDATION PLANTING JAPANESE HOLLY AZALEA RHODENDRON DWARF ENGLISH HOLLY ANDROMEDA BARBERRY VIBURNUM

EVERGREENS USED FOR A HEDGE PRIVET JAPANESE HOLLY BOXWOOD BARBERRY

SPECIMEN PLANTS RHODENDRON AMERICAN HOLLY MAGNOLIA ANDROMEDA BARBERRY CAMELLIA FIRETHORN

EVERGREENS USED TO LINE SIDEWALKS/ENTRANCEWAYS PRIVET JAPANESE HOLLY COMMON BOXWOOD CHINESE HOLLY BARBERRY

REQUIREMENTS OF BROADLEAF EVERGREENS AMPLE MOISTURE GOOD SOIL DRAINAGE MULCHING LOCATION WHICH IS SHELTERED FROM STRONG WINDS ENOUGH SUNLIGHT

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

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 FERTILIZER

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 INCHES OF SPACE AROUND THE PLANT

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

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

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