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Boxwoods question
Posted on 3/16/26 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 3/16/26 at 2:04 pm
My boxwoods are looking pretty pathetic these days. I trimmed back lots of dead branches last spring and noticed some area of new growth since.
Is there any sprays that can help bring these damned things back to life? I have considered pulling them all up and starting over, but some are looking very good.
Is there any sprays that can help bring these damned things back to life? I have considered pulling them all up and starting over, but some are looking very good.
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Posted on 3/16/26 at 2:26 pm to jose
switch to compact holly and don't look back
Posted on 3/16/26 at 2:32 pm to jose
worthless plants. Dig them up and plant something interesting
Posted on 3/16/26 at 2:54 pm to cgrand
I bought the house with them already planted 
I did pull up a lot of them two years ago and just left the area bare under some trees.
The kicker is, we will be building a new house within the year and I am not sure what I want to do with the flower beds because they look pretty pathetic with these bare spots.
I did pull up a lot of them two years ago and just left the area bare under some trees.
The kicker is, we will be building a new house within the year and I am not sure what I want to do with the flower beds because they look pretty pathetic with these bare spots.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 3:38 pm to jose
Pull that junk up go back with soft touch Holley. You will be extremely happy
Posted on 3/16/26 at 3:58 pm to jose
Likely boxwood dieback or root rot - not uncommon boxwood problems.
Boxwood Diseases - LSU AgCenter
You can send samples to the Plant Diagnostic Lab for ID - you being a physician know how this works. But often an email to Dr. Singh with details and good photos may be enough for him to diagnose the issue without samples.
But you may be looking at replacement with something other than boxwoods.
Boxwood Diseases - LSU AgCenter
You can send samples to the Plant Diagnostic Lab for ID - you being a physician know how this works. But often an email to Dr. Singh with details and good photos may be enough for him to diagnose the issue without samples.
But you may be looking at replacement with something other than boxwoods.
This post was edited on 3/16/26 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:52 pm to jose
quote:I was in this situation. My landscaper mentioned whatever disease it was that was going through Louisiana(maybe the South?) and recommended Shi Shi camellias. I've been very happy with the replacement.
I bought the house with them already planted
Posted on 3/16/26 at 5:13 pm to Motorboat
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switch to compact holly and don't look back
That’s what I have instead of boxwoods and was worried about my plants until I pruned them about 2 weeks ago. It’s amazing how much growth I have gotten since!!
Posted on 3/16/26 at 7:44 pm to jose
Just yanked out about two dozen of them. Tired of dealing with it.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 8:21 am to Corn Dawg Nation
Damn.
Yall are about to make me start huge weekend project
Yall are about to make me start huge weekend project
Posted on 3/17/26 at 10:32 am to denhamtiger
How easy is it to square up soft touch Holley, and how tall will it get.
Wife went with boxwoods 4-5 years ago. 2-3 years ago we started noticing the rot and lost 1/2 of the boxwoods on one side, and only 1 on the other. With that said, they never fully grew in as we were expecting.
Wife went with boxwoods 4-5 years ago. 2-3 years ago we started noticing the rot and lost 1/2 of the boxwoods on one side, and only 1 on the other. With that said, they never fully grew in as we were expecting.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 7:51 pm to Weekend Warrior79
Just as easy and the boxwoods.
The soft touch get to 2-4 feet tall. We love them and recommend them often
The soft touch get to 2-4 feet tall. We love them and recommend them often
Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:15 pm to denhamtiger
I am in the same boat with boxwoods. Planted them about 5 years ago. Never really took off like we wanted. Now about half have disease. About ready to pull them up.
Have you heard about dwarf yaupon?
Have you heard about dwarf yaupon?
Posted on 3/18/26 at 4:50 am to Dingeaux
Those are also a good option. They do great and look good also. I personally just like the soft touch
Posted on 3/18/26 at 8:38 am to Dingeaux
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Have you heard about dwarf yaupon?
We actually had some planted in place of the boxwoods a couple of years back. Ours didn't do well. Ended up pulling them too.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 11:09 am to jose
Rip them out and plant distylium. Indestructible and can easily be hedged. Better color than boxwood too.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 12:28 pm to jose
quote:
We actually had some planted in place of the boxwoods a couple of years back. Ours didn't do well. Ended up pulling them too.
thanks for the heads up
Posted on 3/18/26 at 12:41 pm to jose
I’m convinced that boxwoods don’t ever actually grow
Posted on 3/18/26 at 1:59 pm to Ed Osteen
Boxwood blight is real and a pain in the arse.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 7:43 am to CapitalTiger
quote:
Rip them out and plant distylium. Indestructible and can easily be hedged. Better color than boxwood too.
I did this. Swapped boxwoods (which were a major PIA) with swing-low distyliums. Other than the pain that is keeping the distyliums out of my walkway, they have been maintenance free. I'll take hedging them once every 2 months over all the diseases that boxwoods get any day of the week though. Not sure why people still buy boxwoods. They're awful.
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