On 16/04/2012 19:40, Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article , Sacha
writes
Can you do a Google on box problems in general? And are these young
plants or well-established ones? One of ours, which has been in for
years and is one of 6 in that area, is showing signs of trouble.


It's on well growing established box with no sign of die back etc. just
this strange tight new growth. I suspected frost damage but wasn't sure



Could it be Tortrix Moth damage? Sometimes this can distort new shoots.
Often, apical leaves are bound together to protect the caterpillar.

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Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay