1. 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 NARROWLEAF EVERGREENS
FOUNDATION PLANTINGS
BOUNDARY PLANTS
SCREEN A VIEW OF A LESS ATTRACTIVE AREA
HELP CONTROL AIR CURRENTS (WINDBREAK); 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 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 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

9. 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