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

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

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

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

5. EVERGREENS USED FOR A HEDGE PRIVET JAPANESE HOLLY BOXWOOD BARBERRY

6. SPECIMEN PLANTS RHODENDRON AMERICAN HOLLY MAGNOLIA ANDROMEDA BARBERRY CAMELLIA FIRETHORN

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

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

9. 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

10. 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 10-5-5 FERTILIZER

11. 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 10-12 INCHES OF SPACE AROUND THE PLANT

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

13. 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

14. 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