Live Boxwood Topiary Care

When received the plant may be grown in the ground or a pot.

Live boxwood topiary care.

True boxwood enthusiasts pluck their boxwood. Do try to root your own boxwood cuttings. Planting and care instructions are included with each order. The container size should allow at least 3 4 inches all around inside for root growth.

Water the boxwood when the soil feels slightly moist. In november take cutting off tips of boxwood about 4 long place in a tray of dense soil or sand. Not available as topiary. Boxwood leaf miners scale insects lesion nematodes caterpillars and mites can be a problem.

When you stick your finger in the soil it should feel moist less than 1 inch from the top. Don t clip any limbs or foliage after early fall. To prevent wintertime boxwood bronzing keep your topiary out of wind topdress potted boxwood with an inch of organic mulch in the springtime to provide nutrients and maintain soil ph of 6 5 to 7 2 by adding lime when a soil test indicates the potting soil is too acidic a condition which can occur when ground pine bark or other acidic mulch is used. Measurements are made from the soil line to the top of the plant.

They can also be susceptible to powdery mildew pythium root rot canker and leaf spots. Trim the topiary as often as necessary throughout the growing season of may through september to maintain its shape. Keep them in a warmer area ideally a greenhouse and you may have the beginning of some little boxwood. Treat with organic neem oilor insecticidal spray.

See below for more information and planting alternatives. It can take years for a topiary tree to replace foliage lost in one bad cut. Don t let the soil get completely dry. Be careful not to trim too much.

Boxwood blight is a serious problem in many states.