El buoy It is one of those shrubs that can always be kept in a pot, as it resists pruning, frost, wind ... Anyway, it is a perfect plant for beginners, as it is considered a »all-rounder».
Do you want to know everything about him? Yes? Well take note 🙂.
Features
Boxwood, whose scientific name is Buxus sempervirens, is a shrub or small tree native to Europe. It belongs to the Buxaceae family. Its oval-shaped leaves are about 3cm long, dark green, and always remain on the plant. This is something that you surely like, since you will not have to constantly sweep the place where you have it. You can see its yellow flowers in spring, which although they are small - they measure about 2mm - the truth is that They are very pretty. And the fruit, inside which the seeds will be ready to sow in autumn, is a brown or gray capsule 1cm long.
It is medium / fast growing, reaching a height of about 10 meters in the wild. But, as we said, by tolerating pruning so well, it can be kept much lower and even can be worked to become bonsai.
Farming
Boxwood cultivation is very simple. You just need to know the following:
- Location- It will grow spectacularly in places where it receives direct sunlight.
- Substratum: if it is potted, you can use a universal substrate or mix 70% compost or mulch with 30% perlite.
- Land: on the other hand, if you choose to have it in the garden, it will live in clay, calcareous, neutral-type soils.
- Irrigation: in summer we will water, as a general rule, two or three times a week, and the rest of the year between 1 and 2.
- Treatment against pests: they are very important, since it is usually affected by fungi of the species Phyllosticta buxina, Phytophthora cinnamomi y Rousselian pseudometry. Apply fungicides preventively throughout the growing period (from spring to autumn).
- Pruning: it must be pruned after the frosts pass, or one or two months before they arrive. We have to remember to clean the tools that we are going to use and put healing paste on each wound.
- Rusticity: withstands cold down to -5ºC.
Boxwood is a plant that will give you great satisfaction. Put one or more in your patio or garden, and you'll see how good they look 😉. You dare?
I have a box, and the leaves are turning yellow. How could I solve it?
Hello Mª Luisa.
Have you checked if it has any plagues? How often do you water it?
It is important to know this since you may be thirsty or on the contrary you are drowning, or that some insect is affecting you.
In general, it must be watered 2-3 times a week in summer and every 5-6 days the rest of the year; and if you have it in a pot with a plate underneath, you have to remove the excess water ten minutes after watering.
In case of plague, it can be treated with a broad-spectrum insecticide, but it is better to know what it is.
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A greeting.