The boxwood plant (Buxus) is represented by shrubs and trees characterized by slow growth, which are directly related to the boxwood family. In the wild, you can find about 100 species of such plants. Boxwoods are found in the Mediterranean, East Asia, and also in the West Indies. In ancient Greece, such a plant was called “buxus”, and this word was borrowed from a language unknown to anyone. In the wild, there are only three large areas of boxwood, namely: Central American, African, Euro-Asian. Boxwood has been cultivated for a long time and is even considered one of the oldest ornamental plants. It is grown both in the garden and at home. In areas with a warm, mild climate, it is grown both as borders and hedges, and used to decorate gardens or lawns, effectively forming bushes. Such a plant grown in an apartment is an ideal option for bonsai. The fact is that it feels great in a compact pot, bushes well, has small leaf blades, and also responds well to pruning.
What is it like?
Boxwood is an evergreen, slow-growing shrub of the Boxwood family. The plant's homeland is western India and the countries of Southeast Asia. It is distributed throughout the globe: there are colonies in the south of Europe, in the north of the African continent, and in the west of Transcaucasia.
Boxwood tree
This is one of the most ancient plants that is grown for decorative purposes. Otherwise called bux (from the Latin “buxus”), green tree, hevan or bukshan. The name shamshit is also found.
It is believed that boxwood appeared about 30 million years ago and has survived to this day with virtually no evolutionary changes. In natural conditions, axle grows in the form of trees, which rarely reach a length exceeding 10–12 meters. Some specimens live more than 500 years.
Description and photo of boxwood
The stone tree grows very slowly, so from one formative pruning to another it maintains its crown beautiful. In a year, a stone tree grows only 5-6 cm. It is believed that under good growing conditions, boxwood can live up to 600 years. The slow growth of the crop and its decorative crown have led to the fact that axle boxes are used with pleasure by landscape designers. It is also grown as an indoor crop.
In nature, boxwood grows to a height of 2-14 m. It can be a tree or a shrub.
Reference! The plant is poisonous, but also has medicinal properties. It contains phytoncides that kill many pathogenic bacteria.
Boxwood blooms with small, inconspicuous flowers that are of no interest to designers. Its fruits ripen in the form of a hard three-lobed capsule with small black seeds.
Description of the plant
- The leaves are leathery, opposite, elliptical in shape. Young leaves have a greenish-olive tint, but with age they become woody and turn brown.
- blooms at the age of 15–20 years with small flowers, unisexual, collected in inflorescences. During the flowering period, the plant emits a very intense aroma.
- The fruits of the green tree look like a small spherical box filled with black seeds. As the fruit ripens, it opens, releasing seeds into the ground.
Even rings are made from axlewood
Buxus can grow in conditions of one hundredth of the required illumination. This is one of the most shade-tolerant trees. In ancient times, the tree was considered precious for its similarity to amber.
Boxwood is also called ironwood because of its heaviness: the trunks of mature trees even sink in water. Axlewood is used to make household items of particular strength: canes, looms, chess pieces, measuring instruments, boxes, musical instruments.
Boxwood, as a valuable type of wood, is mentioned in Homer’s Iliad, myths and legends of Ancient Rome, and folklore works of the Georgian people.
Contains alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids and coumarins. The bark and leaves are used in folk medicine as a laxative and diaphoretic.
Leaves and fruits
The leaves are small, leathery, juicy, shaped like an ellipse, with a characteristic odor and varied colors, depending on the variety. It usually varies from bright green to brown, yellowish or variegated. The fruit ripens in autumn in the axils of the leaves and is a small capsule. When it cracks, black shiny seeds fly out.
Boxwood leaves
Types and varieties
There are many types of plants, about 30 in total, but not all of them are decorative. The most famous varieties of buxus are: evergreen, Colchian, small-leaved and Balearic.
Boxwood evergreen (Caucasian palm)
Evergreen axle is more often used in landscape design than other varieties.
In its natural habitat (Caucasus, Mediterranean) it has the form of a tree about 12–15 meters high, less often a shrub. Grows in the undergrowth of deciduous forests. Most often this type is used in gardening and landscape design. When planted in open ground without pruning, it can reach a maximum height of 3 m.
Despite the fact that the evergreen boxwood is a honey-bearing plant, honey from its pollen cannot be consumed. All parts of the axle box are poisonous.
The leaves of this species are elongated, from 1.5 to 3 cm long, shiny, devoid of fluffiness, opposite, practically without petioles. The flowers are small, greenish in color.
The most popular varieties:
- Suffruticosis (ideal for hedges and borders)
- Blauer Heinz (relatively new variety, perfect for planting in carpet form)
- Elegance (highly resistant to drought)
small-leaved
When ripe, the box boxes are opened with flaps and the seeds are thrown out.
Small-leaved dwarf shrub, its maximum height rarely exceeds 1.5 m. The leaves are also very small - from 1.5 to 2.5 cm. It is highly frost-resistant - it can survive cold temperatures of -30 degrees, but is very sensitive to early spring sunlight.
A distinctive feature is the compact shape and decorative nature of the crown. It is considered a Japanese or Korean descendant of buxus, and is also common in Taiwan. Popular varieties: Winter Jam (fast-growing), Faulkner (with a natural spherical crown shape).
Balearic
Boxwood Balearic
Balearic The largest representative of the Samshitov family. It got its name from its source of distribution - the Balearic Islands in Spain, and grows mainly in the Mediterranean.
This variety has the largest leaves - from 3 to 4 cm in length and 2–2.5 cm in width. It grows faster than its counterparts, but is completely unadapted to cold climates. Requires constantly moist soil and does well in direct sunlight for several hours a day.
Colchis
The population of Colchis axle in the Russian Federation is protected by the state
Colchis Slow-growing shrub, it is a relict plant of the Tertiary period. Listed in the Red Book of Russia, distributed in the high mountainous regions of Asia Minor and Transcaucasia.
Compared to other species, it has the smallest leaves (lanceolate-shaped, only 1–3 cm long), the highest level of frost resistance and a long lifespan.
Reaches a height of 15–20 m and more than 25 cm in trunk diameter.
How to plant a hedge - technique and planting density
In case of planting cuttings with roots, they should be immersed in water in advance, due to which they will begin to grow faster.
To create a dense and truly attractive boxwood hedge, you need to plan the correct spacing between plants. Planting density depends on the type of plant and your preferences. If you want to create a low hedge, no more than 1.2 m, choose small-leaved boxwood. To make the green wall thick, you need to plant bushes every 10-12 cm. Evergreen boxwood will be needed for taller hedges. In his case, the distance between plants is already 15-20 cm.
These ornamental shrubs are planted very close to each other because they are not very competitive and grow very slowly. The closer they grow, the faster they will connect and the faster you can enjoy a dense hedge. To speed up their development and thicken the plants even more, immediately after planting, trim the plant tightly - you need to shorten the shoots by 2/3 of the length. Don't be afraid to do this - boxwood tolerates pruning well and will quickly regenerate.
Planting in open ground
Planting and caring for the plant
Boxwood is an unpretentious plant, easy both to plant and to care for. It can survive in indirect sunlight and in conditions of lack of water and nutrients in the soil.
When choosing a seedling, you need to pay attention to the color (ideally juicy green), the condition of the leaves and shoots.
Soil requirements
The ideal environment for boxwood growth is clayey, permeable soil with a high lime content. Soil moisture is a key factor in good rooting of axle boxes. It will not be accepted in heavy and excessively saline soils.
Bukshan will actively grow and develop in a bud with an acidity of 5.5–6
Boxwood does not like wetlands or places where water stagnates. Slightly acidic or neutral soils are an excellent environment for the rooting and growth of shrubs.
Homemade soil collected from deciduous and coniferous soil in a ratio of 2 to 1 and 1 part sand is also suitable. Birch charcoal is added to the mixture as a nutritional component.
Disembarkation time
September is the best month for planting shrubs in open ground
It is better to plant bukshan in the fall, a month before the onset of cold weather - in September or early October, so that the plant can take root in a month.
It is best accepted in a dark place where the sun's rays do not reach.
Planting process
It is better to start preparing the plant for planting a day in advance. It is necessary to water the bush with a closed root system abundantly to make it easier to remove the seedling from the container without destroying the earthen ball. It is possible to completely place the roots of the planted shrub in water for 24 hours.
A hole for planting is dug with a size three times the volume of the earthen coma of the axle box. A drainage layer of perlite or expanded clay 3–4 cm thick is laid on the bottom to remove excess moisture. The seedling is placed in the hole strictly vertically, the roots are carefully leveled.
Planting axle box in open ground begins with the preparatory stage - soaking the roots
Cover the bush with a mixture of earth and perlite in equal parts. The soil under the boxwood is compacted to remove voids in the soil layer. Then the seedling is watered not too much, on average, half a bucket of settled rainwater per 20-centimeter bush.
It is recommended to cover the ground around the trunk with a thin layer of perlite. Re-watering of newly planted shrubs is carried out no earlier than a week later in the absence of rain.
Around the trunk at a distance of 25–35 cm, you need to form a low earthen bank so that when watering, the water does not spread over the ground, but is concentrated in the root zone.
Disembarkation procedure
For planting in one row in the form of a hedge, 4–5 shrubs are planted at a distance of 25–30 cm. If it is necessary to form a low border or carpet composition on the site, then 10–12 boxwood bushes are planted at right angles in a checkerboard pattern at a distance of 15–20 between trunks.
A box hedge usually consists of 4–5 plants
Experienced landscape designers use trees 10–15 cm higher than the projected height for planting in order to form the desired crown shape in place. This immediately ensures the same height, planting density, and its survival.
Boxwood in winter
Autumn care
The most difficult time for boxwood is winter. The fact is that this plant is not highly frost-resistant. And the dormant root system cannot provide the stems and leaf blades of the shrub, which awaken to life as soon as the sun’s rays hit them. From lack of water and nutrients they begin to dry out. In this regard, to plant such a plant, you should choose a shady place, and it is equally important to properly prepare the shrub for wintering.
Before frost sets in (in November), it is necessary to carry out abundant pre-winter moisture-recharging watering, thanks to which the boxwood can be saturated with moisture, which will be enough for it throughout the winter. Then the tree trunk circle is sprinkled with a layer of mulch (peat or rotted pine needles). Dried leaves should not be used as mulch. The fact is that if the winter period is damp, then the leaves may well begin to rot, and as a result, the bush will develop a fungal disease.
Preparing for winter
After it gets colder outside - minus 10 degrees, you need to cover the boxwood. Before you begin directly covering the plant, standard forms must be prepared by tying them to a support. This will protect the rather fragile stem from heavy snowfall. Then you need to wrap the entire stem with non-woven material. And if you wish, you can use spruce branches by tying a standard with it. If the trunk is mature, then it can only be whitened, and the crown must be tied with fabric. If boxwood is grown as a border or hedge, then it also needs to be completely covered for wintering. For this, burlap or non-woven material is used, which is rolled up in 2-3 layers. To secure the edges of the material, they are simply sprinkled with soil. Before covering the bushes, they must be tied, since a large amount of wet, heavy snow can damage the branches. Cuttings that have taken root, as well as young bushes, must be tied with spruce branches, while the tree trunk circles must be sprinkled with a layer of mulch (conifer needles or peat). The covering material must be removed immediately after the onset of spring, since being in the warmth, the bush begins to rot. It is necessary to remove the cover on a cloudy day and leave 1 layer of lutrasil, burlap or spunbond on the bush, as well as a small amount of spruce branches. This is necessary in order to shade the bush. Boxwood should be gradually accustomed to the bright rays of the spring sun.
Plant care
Boxwood grows very slowly: over the course of a year, the plant rarely gains more than 1 mm in trunk diameter, and only 5–7 cm in height. But such slowness is more than compensated for by the decorative characteristics of the shrub. Caring for it is easy even for novice gardeners.
Watering
The plant does not need abundant watering - a meter-long bush requires an average of 5–7 liters of water. Watering is carried out at cool times of the day - in the morning or evening. In arid climates or under high-temperature weather conditions, water the plant more abundantly, but not more than once a week.
In summer, shrubs are watered no more often than in winter, but more abundantly
From time to time, the plant is advised to carry out water cleaning procedures - wash away dust from the foliage with water. After moistening, the soil under the trunk must be loosened and weeds removed. Before the start of the summer season, gardeners advise mulching the tree trunk circle with a layer of peat 5–7 cm thick.
Top dressing
The first fertilizing is done only a month after planting the bush, since the fertilizer will only benefit the plant that is firmly rooted in the soil. If ash and compost were added to the soil during planting, the fertilizer is delayed for at least another six months.
Nitrogen fertilizers (they weaken the winter hardiness of the shrub), as well as complex mixtures of minerals, are introduced into the soil during the period of active growth of axle box - in spring and in the first half of summer.
Axle boxes are not fed with nitrogenous fertilizers in the fall due to the danger of young shoots freezing
In autumn, buxus is fed with potassium chloride and phosphorus-containing preparations, usually superphosphate. Once every three years, it is recommended to fertilize the shrub with organic matter - manure or compost.
Magnesium is considered a useful trace element for boxwood health. Research has proven a direct correlation between the lack of this substance in the soil and the appearance of yellow spots on the foliage of the plant.
Pruning and crown formation
The first pruning can be done only in the second year of the plant’s life. For these purposes, use sharp garden shears with short blades. Be sure to use clean tools when pruning - this reduces the risk of infection.
Axle boxes are most often pruned in late spring: late April – early May. The shrub is ideal for decorative pruning - from the third year of its life, the crown can be given any shape: from geometric to intricate and fantasy. The most popular shapes are a cone, a ball or a cube.
Trimming the box will not only give the plant shape, but also make it thicker
In this case, only young shoots are pruned; old branches are cut only when the plant has completely lost its shape. Experts recommend updating every month, especially since you don’t need to put in a lot of effort - once you’ve chosen a form, you just need to maintain it regularly.
After this procedure, the bush becomes denser, but at the same time requires more abundant watering to compensate for the loss of nutrients. In hot and dry weather, pruning should not be carried out - this can lead to burns of the foliage. The best time for manipulations is the evening or morning in cloudy weather.
Transfer
Replanting, as opposed to rooting, is best done in the spring - this way the plant will be better prepared for winter. If the plant is an adult, it must be transplanted to another place along with a lump of earth. In this case, the steps for transplanting must be performed the same as for the initial planting of a seedling.
Bux tolerates transplantation painlessly and does not even stop growth
The green tree is a fairly strong garden crop; in adulthood, it painlessly endures “moving” to a new place . Provided the gardener acts competently, it continues to grow immediately after transplantation.
If the seedling was purchased late in the fall, it is not recommended to plant it before winter. It is better to bury the bush in a shady place and cover it with a shading net. It is important to prevent the tree from becoming icy.
Caring for plants in pots
The larger the pot, the slower the boxwood will grow. Plants that grow in confined spaces, hot climates, or dry weather need to be watered daily.
Shrubs in tubs require special care due to the cramped position of the roots and the small volume of soil
To feed plants in slides, tubs, and flowerpots, special liquid fertilizers are used, which are added to the water for irrigation once every 10–12 days. If the foliage of the buxus turns red, then additional nitrogen fertilizer must be added to the soil.
For the winter, a pot with a green tree is placed in a container of a larger diameter, and the space between the containers is filled with bark. Both tubs are placed on blocks to avoid contact with the soil.
Features of care in autumn
Despite all the durability and unpretentiousness of the green tree, preparation for cold weather is perhaps the most important part of caring for it. You need to start the procedures in late autumn - early November.
Preparing the plant for winter begins with abundant watering.
The first thing to do is to water the bush abundantly, providing its root system with moisture for the cold months. Next, the tree trunk area is mulched with peat or rotted pine needles. It is important to ensure that the mulch does not touch the trunk.
It is better not to use dry leaves for mulching. In a humid environment, they will begin to rot and can cause putrefactive processes on the plant itself, and they may also contain eggs of insect pests.
Shelter for the winter
In the cold season, when sub-zero temperatures prevail, young tender shoots of boxwood are advised to be covered with burlap or non-woven fabric to maintain a viable microclimate.
To prevent the shelter from being blown away by the wind during the winter, it is covered with twine or ropes. When covering hedges, the edges of the canvas are sprinkled with earth. For the winter, boxwood bushes are tied before covering so that large volumes of snow do not break the fragile branches.
It is better to tie and cover the shrub for the winter.
It is not recommended to use film as a covering - condensation, excessive humidity and high temperature will form under it. After removing the polyethylene, a sharp temperature drop occurs, from which the plant may even die.
Wood shavings or straw, as well as fallen leaves can be used as insulation. A frame of wooden slats is formed around the bush, 20 cm higher than the plant, filled with heat-retaining materials on top of the foliage and covered with roofing felt.
In the spring, the structure is dismantled, and the straw or shavings are shaken off the bush. But this should not be done right away, because the plant gradually gets used to bright sunlight. In the first few weeks of spring, you can leave a layer of burlap and mulch on the bushes, artificially creating a slight darkening.
Contents in the apartment
As an ornamental plant in an apartment, buxus also feels great due to its unpretentiousness and compactness. For floriculture at home, choose species such as evergreen boxwood, small-leaved boxwood and Balearic boxwood.
Ornamental shrubs can also be grown in an apartment, the main thing is to choose a dark place for it
Place the pot with the plant in a moderately lit place with constantly maintained temperature and humidity. The soil around the trunk should be covered with pebbles or moss, and the plant should be watered and sprinkled lightly, but regularly.
Many attribute mystical properties to boxwood; supposedly the plant helps protect its owner and his home from evil spirits and people with unclean thoughts.
How to form a standard tree from axle box
For decorative purposes, boxwood produces very beautiful standard trees in pots and tubs, which serve as decoration for a garden plot or terrace. A bare long trunk that ends in a spreading crown of identical small leaves - this shape will appeal to all lovers of landscape design. Moreover, creating this beauty yourself is quite simple.
The standard axle tree looks very unusual
To form this shape when growing boxwood, you need to follow the following instructions:
1As the plant grows, methodically remove side shoots exactly to the height where, according to the grower’s wishes, the crown should begin.
2As the side branches grow, pinch off or trim them to give the desired shape.
3As soon as the bush reaches the desired height, the trunk must be trimmed to stop growth.
4 Periodically turn the pot or tub with the plant on different sides towards the sun to form a symmetrical crown.
5As the plant grows, you need to tie it to a vertical support - this way the trunk will be even.
For winter, standard trees are completely wrapped in non-woven material. If the trunk of the trunk is whitened, then only the crown can be covered.
Possible difficulties in growing
In general, the agricultural technology for growing boxwood does not include complex activities. However, buxus is very sensitive to violation of optimal conditions. For successful growth, the correct choice of variety, planting site, and soil preparation is necessary.
Lush bushes with a beautiful bright color without yellowing or drying out are obtained subject to timely watering, fertilizing and compliance with other measures.
It is also important to properly prepare boxwood for wintering. The root system of the shrub falls asleep during this period and does not provide the necessary moisture to the rest of the plant. For this reason, leaf burns may appear with the first rays of the spring sun.
To prevent this problem, before the onset of frost, water the bush abundantly and cover the soil around it with a thick layer of mulch. Overwintering boxwood in areas with frosts above 30°C can be a problem. In this case, it is better to build a cover for the bush in advance from burlap and spruce branches.
Reproduction
Boxwood can be propagated in several ways
Most often, the green tree is propagated vegetatively, but growing boxwood from seeds is also quite possible. The gardener must decide which method to choose based on the desire and ability to devote enough time and effort to the plant.
Seminal
Smooth, shiny boxwood seeds quickly lose their viability after being ejected from the fruit. Therefore, it is recommended to choose fresh, only ripened seeds for planting.
They are soaked for 24 hours in a solution of growth preparations - Epin or Zircon in water . Then the seeds are germinated by placing them between two layers of damp cloth or gauze for 30–35 days. You need to moisten the rags regularly, then white seedlings will appear from the seeds.
Buxus grows well from seeds
If the sprouts have not appeared after the specified period, you can speed up this process by arranging “shock therapy” for the seeds. To do this, the fabric with them is placed from a warm room in the lower compartment of the refrigerator for two days, and then returned to favorable conditions.
Sprouted seeds are sown in a container filled with a mixture of sand and peat in equal proportions with sprouts in the ground. The top of the soil is covered with glass or covered with film to create a greenhouse effect. Within 15–20 days, if favorable conditions are met (warm, dark place), the first shoots will appear, the film or glass is removed.
Small amounts of fertilizer are applied to the soil, watered regularly, and seedlings are planted in open ground in the spring, when the risk of night frosts returning has passed.
Cuttings
The green tree is best propagated by cuttings. The branches remaining after pruning are used for planting. You can take cuttings at any time of the year, but it is best to do this from July to March. Young shoots cut from April to June are too tender and need to be shaded from the sun.
Cuttings from a green tree is the easiest and most reliable way to propagate a relict shrub.
To reproduce using this method, you must perform the following steps:
1Cut 10 cm long branches from young healthy shoots with pruning shears. You can tear off the cuttings with your hands, but it is best to do this so that part of the shoot remains.
2Pour a mixture of universal soil for ornamental plants and sand in equal parts into the container, make small holes.
3 Remove several lower leaves from the cuttings, dip the cut area in the rooting preparation Kornevin and carefully lower it into the holes.
4Press the small trunks of the future plant with soil.
5Water the seedlings well and place the container in a shaded place. In winter - in a lighted basement or greenhouse without heating, in summer - just in a dark corner, but then the container must be covered with polyethylene.
The cuttings must be placed strictly in the holes, and not just stuck into the ground, otherwise the meaning of treating the cut with an active preparation will be lost.
Rooting of cuttings occurs within 1–2 months , then they, together with a ball of earth, can be replanted or planted in open ground. Planted branches need to be sprayed and watered every other day.
By layering
Rooted cuttings are separated from the mother bush and planted in another place
A fairly simple but effective way to get a new bush. For such propagation, a healthy side branch of boxwood is bent to the ground, dug in, watered, and fed in the same way as the mother plant.
When the cutting takes root, it is separated from its native bush, dug up along with a lump of earth and transplanted to another place.
How to care?
In the first year of life of the ornamental crop, a slight growth of new deciduous shoots is noted. They have a light green tint. The bush blooms in mid-May. At this time, small pale yellow flowers are scattered throughout the trunk.
To increase the growth of boxwood, potassium and phosphorus compositions of mineral fertilizers are used. They trigger active cellular metabolism, which is accompanied by the appearance of new foliage and small shoots.
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Pruning and shearing are carried out after flowering or in late autumn. For this purpose, special equipment is used, which helps reduce the stressful situation for the tree crop.
Mulching will help prevent the soil cover under the plant from drying out. For this, peat layers or decorative chips are used.
During the mounding process, it is important to maintain the distance from the crown to the protective substance. The leaves and stem should not come into contact with the surface of the material. This can reduce the growth rate and cause rotting of the root system.
Pests and diseases
Disease-affected boxwood
Buxus has quite a lot of natural pests that cause severe damage to the plant. The shrub is also easily susceptible to fungal diseases and may even die without timely treatment.
Dangerous insect pests
The main danger to the green tree is the boxwood gall midge, which is also called the leaf miner. The insect lays eggs in the young leaves of new shoots in early summer.
Orange small larvae, eating into leaf tissue, pupate and overwinter in the plant. In May, the pupae hatch into adults, which again infect the bush.
Boxwood moth is a dangerous pest that causes the death of the plant.
A plant affected by gall midges turns yellow, dries, loses leaves, and swelling “galls” filled with larvae form on the affected areas. Treatment against leafminer is carried out using the preparations Bitoxibacellin, Aktara and Karbofos-500 once every 10 days.
Other boxwood pests and ways to combat them are presented in the table.
During preparations for the Olympics, a pest was introduced into Sochi - the boxwood moth, which affected 16 hectares of relict plants. To preserve Colchian boxwood, a buxus reserve is being created in Adygea and Kuban.
Orderlies axle box
Despite the large number of pests that parasitize the green tree, there are also nurse insects that help maintain the health of the bush.
Ladybug protects axle boxes from insect pests aphids and scale insects
The main assistants are collected in the table.
For many beneficial insects, you can create shelter in the garden for the winter by hanging a container filled with straw on a tree branch. In spring, the contents are changed and filled with fresh grass.
What axleboxes are sick with?
A healthy plant has rich green leaves.
Among the diseases that affect green trees, the greatest danger is:
- Fungal disease. Characterized by the appearance of orange spots on the foliage. The plant can be cured only by completely removing the affected shoots. Yellowed leaves are taken outside the garden area and burned.
- Necrosis of shoots. With this disease, the ends of the branches die and spots appear on the foliage. Treatment is carried out through repeated treatment with fungicides.
- Boxwood cancer. It is necessary to carry out total pruning of the affected areas, taking healthy cuttings. The cut areas should be treated with Fundazol.
Pruning boxwood - a few basic rules
In the first few years of plant development, pruning is carried out 2-3 times a year - in spring and summer. Older specimens that have already reached the desired shape can be trimmed less frequently, although you may need to trim to even out the shape.
Boxwood pruning is carried out only with the help of sharpened, clean scissors for ornamental plants. It is worth having scissors exclusively for caring for boxwood. Very often, fungal pathogens are found on garden tools that enter them from infected plants. Boxwood can be susceptible to this type of disease, and fresh logging wounds are like an open gate for all sorts of microorganisms. This is why you should be especially careful during the procedure.
Use in landscape design
In landscape design, greenery is used widely: in warm climates - as borders and hedges, everywhere - to create mixborders, alpine slides and rockeries.
Buxus is also used to form living green walls, fill the space between stone paths, or as an edging for garden paths.
In landscape design, buxus is widespread and is used to create the most bizarre shapes of hedges.
Bux goes well with other plants, for example, heuchera, barberry, cistus, lilac, jasmine, calamus. It will perfectly complement the area near the pond, act as a backdrop for flowering crops and create a focal point in any landscape composition.
Boxwood is an unpretentious ornamental plant that is resistant to adverse conditions, which, with its discreet appearance and compact forms, has earned the love of many gardeners and flower growers. It is impossible to imagine city flower beds and parks without it, and grown in your own garden plot, this tree can become a real source of family pride.
Application: caution, dangerous!
In ancient times, boxwood shoots were considered miraculous. They were used in magical spells and healing. It was believed that they have powerful energy and help restore lost strength. Today, the plant is not used officially in medicine due to its toxic components. However, it appears in folk remedies. Allegedly, it is an excellent cure for malaria, rheumatism and joint diseases. Important warning when using: boxwood alkaloids are a powerful poison for the human body.
