Live Boxwood Topiary Care

Don t clip any limbs or foliage after early fall.

Live boxwood topiary care.

They can also be susceptible to powdery mildew pythium root rot canker and leaf spots. Not available as topiary. When received the plant may be grown in the ground or a pot. Water the boxwood when the soil feels slightly moist.

Keep them in a warmer area ideally a greenhouse and you may have the beginning of some little boxwood. Do try to root your own boxwood cuttings. It can take years for a topiary tree to replace foliage lost in one bad cut. Boxwood leaf miners scale insects lesion nematodes caterpillars and mites can be a problem.

Planting and care instructions are included with each order. Be prepared when you receive your live plant. Topiary may require more clipping. When you stick your finger in the soil it should feel moist less than 1 inch from the top.

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. Trim the topiary as often as necessary throughout the growing season of may through september to maintain its shape. Treat with organic neem oilor insecticidal spray. True boxwood enthusiasts pluck their boxwood.

The container size should allow at least 3 4 inches all around inside for root growth. Don t let the soil get completely dry. Be careful not to trim too much. In november take cutting off tips of boxwood about 4 long place in a tray of dense soil or sand.

Measurements are made from the soil line to the top of the plant.