Trim the topiary as often as necessary throughout the growing season of may through september to maintain its shape.
Live boxwood topiary care.
When received the plant may be grown in the ground or a pot.
Be careful not to trim too much.
Do try to root your own boxwood cuttings.
Planting and care instructions are included with each order.
Don t let the soil get completely dry.
Boxwood leaf miners scale insects lesion nematodes caterpillars and mites can be a problem.
They can also be susceptible to powdery mildew pythium root rot canker and leaf spots.
Don t clip any limbs or foliage after early fall.
True boxwood enthusiasts pluck their boxwood.
The container size should allow at least 3 4 inches all around inside for root growth.
Topiary may require more clipping.
Keep them in a warmer area ideally a greenhouse and you may have the beginning of some little boxwood.
Late cutting will make new shoots vulnerable to the first frosts of winter.
Treat with organic neem oilor insecticidal spray.
It can take years for a topiary tree to replace foliage lost in one bad cut.
Boxwood blight is a serious problem in many states.
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.
Water the boxwood when the soil feels slightly moist.
Measurements are made from the soil line to the top of the plant.
Be prepared when you receive your live plant.
In november take cutting off tips of boxwood about 4 long place in a tray of dense soil or sand.