Did someone say my name?
I only read a few of these posts until I saw Nina's name. I was thinking of
her this AM while Watching Martha Stewart and wondered about if she still
did pumpkin mold work ( Marthas whole show was pumpkin/gourds)
anyway...
True Kingsvilles have a really tiny leaf that has a roll-up to it and are
pretty "pointy". All other dwarf varieties that I know don't have this
roll-up and many are more rounded on tips. I'll try to get a macro-pic today
and post. But, ( Korean, Morris Dwarf, etc) all make great bonsai and
hardiness at zone 6 sure wouldn't seem a problem to me. I keep all my
boxwoods in unheated greenhouse and since most are moderately small they
are usually burried ( the pots) down into mulch of other larger
mulchedin/boxed stuff. I have one really big Kingsville I got from Dan
Chiplis right after he left National Arb. in DC and I put it mulched into a
large hospital tray..
Dale

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nina Shishkoff"
Subject: [IBC] Dormancy for Kingswood Yardsai


Without seeing the boxwood we all can't be certain, but it doesn't sound
like a
Kingsville boxwood to me. Sounds like one of the hardier
species--Korean or English
perhaps. I have never heard of a Kingsville flowering, and the leaves
sound too big.


This multitude of answers is making me nervous, because I bought an
unmarked boxwood at a freaky little nursery, and I think it is a kingsville
(pale yellow-green, small-leaved, fine textured). I'd like to overwinter it
successfully. Factoring in everybody's advice, it sounds like I should put
it in the barn, but if Dale wants to weigh in, I'll listen to his advice
with my usual rapt respect (wink, wink).

Nina. Maryland. Zone 6/7

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