Live Boxwood Topiary Care

Topiary may require more clipping.

Live boxwood topiary care.

Boxwood leaf miners scale insects lesion nematodes caterpillars and mites can be a problem. See below for more information and planting alternatives. Keep them in a warmer area ideally a greenhouse and you may have the beginning of some little boxwood. Water the boxwood when the soil feels slightly moist.

Treat with organic neem oilor insecticidal spray. Do try to root your own boxwood cuttings. 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.

Be careful not to trim too much. Be prepared when you receive your live plant. When you stick your finger in the soil it should feel moist less than 1 inch from the top. Trim the topiary as often as necessary throughout the growing season of may through september to maintain its shape.

Planting and care instructions are included with each order. 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. Not available as topiary. True boxwood enthusiasts pluck their boxwood.

It can take years for a topiary tree to replace foliage lost in one bad cut. The container size should allow at least 3 4 inches all around inside for root growth. Late cutting will make new shoots vulnerable to the first frosts of winter. Don t clip any limbs or foliage after early fall.

Boxwood blight is a serious problem in many states.