Boxwood - growing, care, reproduction

Boxwood is an unusual and somewhat mysterious plant. Various magicians make protective amulets from it. The magical power of the tree was supposed to fulfill all desires. The man believed that a boxwood amulet could influence fate. At present, this belief has been preserved in certain nationalities. Nowadays, the boxwood tree is used to decorate garden plots, squares, sculptures, fences. It should be borne in mind that boxwood can grow up to ten to fifteen meters. Due to the fact that the crown of the boxwood is easily cut off, you can tinker with any figures of a tree or sculpture. Low-growing varieties of the boxwood plant are used for arranging borders and hedges.

Boxwood: landing features

Boxwood in landscape design: photo

First, boxwood seedlings are grown. The soil must be prepared before planting. Dig up and fertilize with peat or bone meal, as boxwood grows on acidic soils. Saplings are planted in the spring.

Take them out of the container along with the earth. Plant the seedling in the prepared hole, bury it so that a small ditch forms around the tree. Water and mulch well. So the boxwood tree grows for three years, after three years the plant should be transplanted to another place.

Mature boxwood trees are replanted from March to December. The tree must be dug around and also, together with a lump of earth, transplant it to another place. After that, you need to water the tree for ten to fifteen days.

Boxwood: top dressing

Boxwood in landscape design: photo

It is most advisable to use fertilizers with nitrogen with the addition of potassium and phosphorus. Do not add nitrogenous fertilizers in autumn. Superphosphates and potassium salts are better suited.

Important! Only rooted trees can be fed with mineral fertilizers.

In the spring, it is necessary to lay mulch around the trunk, and every new spring the mulch must be renewed. The mulch should not touch the trunk.

A haircut

Boxwood plant: photo

If you need to get a lush boxwood crown, it must be trimmed periodically.

After pruning and trimming, the plant must be watered and fed abundantly to recuperate after this procedure. The haircut is done mainly in the spring. Young trees begin to trim when he is two years old, with the exception of the curb varieties. In curb varieties, you can form a crown after three weeks. Frequent haircuts cause vigorous growth and a thick crown.

This procedure is performed once or more a month. You cannot do a haircut in hot weather. Leaves may burn.

Important! Boxwood is a poisonous plant. Therefore, when cutting, you must use personal protective equipment.

Cuttings

Photo of Boxwood in landscape design

Boxwood is propagated by cuttings. The cuttings are immediately planted in the ground at a distance of ten centimeters from each other. Leaves do not need to be removed from the cutting. Before planting, the soil must be dug up. Cuttings are planted in rows.

The rows should be twenty centimeters apart from each other. Sprinkle the planted cuttings with water and make sure that the earth does not dry out.

Bushes will appear in the fall. For the winter, the bushes must be covered, and the soil must be multivariate. Seedlings should be replanted in the spring.

The main pests of boxwood are gall midges and necrosis. They can be dealt with only by chemical methods, as well as by pruning diseased leaves and treating them with fungicides.

Boxwood care tips

Boxwood Photos

• If boxwood grows on sandy soil, then you need humus.
• After each haircut, it is necessary to shed and feed the plant well.
• After watering, mulch the soil with peat.
• For the winter, the curb boxwood is covered with a thick layer of burlap