Live Boxwood Topiary Care

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

Live boxwood topiary care.

When you stick your finger in the soil it should feel moist less than 1 inch from the top. Treat with organic neem oilor insecticidal spray. Don t clip any limbs or foliage after early fall. 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. Boxwood leaf miners scale insects lesion nematodes caterpillars and mites can be a problem. Measurements are made from the soil line to the top of the plant. It can take years for a topiary tree to replace foliage lost in one bad cut.

Be prepared when you receive your live plant. 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.

The container size should allow at least 3 4 inches all around inside for root growth. Planting and care instructions are included with each order. Water the boxwood when the soil feels slightly moist. 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.

They can also be susceptible to powdery mildew pythium root rot canker and leaf spots. Not available as topiary. True boxwood enthusiasts pluck their boxwood. Boxwood blight is a serious problem in many states.

See below for more information and planting alternatives.