Q&A – What’s wrong with my boxwood?
Some leaves are yellowing.
Question:
What’s wrong with my boxwood? Some of the leaves are yellowing. What should I do?
Answer:
This is not boxwood blight. Rick Pudwell from Memphis Botanic Garden mentions a few things it might be. The soil pH may be wrong. Boxwoods like alkaline soil but in the background, he sees a healthy camellia which likes acid soils. Boxwoods like to be planted high for good drainage; it may be too low. If it is too low, you can remove some soil around it or even dig it up and replant it. You can see though the plant, so it has probably been suffering for several years.
Related Resources:
Boxwood
Boxwood Culture and Diseases
What’s wrong with my boxwood? Some of the leaves are yellowing. What should I do?
Answer:
This is not boxwood blight. Rick Pudwell from Memphis Botanic Garden mentions a few things it might be. The soil pH may be wrong. Boxwoods like alkaline soil but in the background, he sees a healthy camellia which likes acid soils. Boxwoods like to be planted high for good drainage; it may be too low. If it is too low, you can remove some soil around it or even dig it up and replant it. You can see though the plant, so it has probably been suffering for several years.
Related Resources:
Boxwood
Boxwood Culture and Diseases