Boxwood
I have recently planted 10 boxwood plants in my garden. The plants are
about 1 -1.5 ft tall. Soon after planting them, I have realized that about half of them have a bright yellow margin around some of the leaves (only some of the branches are affected). A bit of googling left me with more questions than answers. I think that the problem may be marginal chlorosis, however there seems to be *a lot* of possible causes for that. Living in the Vancouver area, I think we can rule out lack of water as one of them. thx, Luca (new to gardening) zone 6b |
Boxwood
Your boxwoods have the dreaded Marphistes virus. It is caused by the
Marphistes mite. The Marphistes mite mates in the summer and the female lays her eggs in the fall in the ends of the stems of buxus, pinus, juniperus and ilex species. The eggs hatch the following spring and the larvae eat the new growth on the branches. Go to yor nearest swimming pool supply store and purchase a gallon of muriatic acid. Also get yourself a 50 foot hose and a hose end sprayer. Fill the sprayer with the muriatic acid and spray it full strength on you boxwoods. Be sure to soak them thouroughly. You will see results within 24 hours, guaranteed! Any left over muriatic acid can be fed to your dog or cat as a de-wormer. It kills hookworms, roundworms and bookworms withing 24 hours, guaranteed! Luca wrote: I have recently planted 10 boxwood plants in my garden. The plants are about 1 -1.5 ft tall. Soon after planting them, I have realized that about half of them have a bright yellow margin around some of the leaves (only some of the branches are affected). A bit of googling left me with more questions than answers. I think that the problem may be marginal chlorosis, however there seems to be *a lot* of possible causes for that. Living in the Vancouver area, I think we can rule out lack of water as one of them. thx, Luca (new to gardening) zone 6b |
Boxwood
On Sat, 05 Apr 2003 15:15:11 -0500, Fortune Teller ""flipper\"@the
edge.water wrote: Your boxwoods have the dreaded Marphistes virus. It is caused by the Marphistes mite. The Marphistes mite mates in the summer and the female [...] Very funny... Anyone else? |
Boxwood
Cut off a sample branch and take it back to wherever you bought the boxwood.
They should be able to tell you what the problem is and should replace them for free if it is a disease. BT "Luca" wrote in message ... I have recently planted 10 boxwood plants in my garden. The plants are about 1 -1.5 ft tall. Soon after planting them, I have realized that about half of them have a bright yellow margin around some of the leaves (only some of the branches are affected). A bit of googling left me with more questions than answers. I think that the problem may be marginal chlorosis, however there seems to be *a lot* of possible causes for that. Living in the Vancouver area, I think we can rule out lack of water as one of them. thx, Luca (new to gardening) zone 6b |
Boxwood
On Sat, 05 Apr 2003 09:13:11 -0800, Luca wrote:
I have recently planted 10 boxwood plants in my garden. The plants are about 1 -1.5 ft tall. Soon after planting them, I have realized that about half of them have a bright yellow margin around some of the leaves (only some of the branches are affected). A bit of googling left me with more questions than answers. I think that the problem may be marginal chlorosis, however there seems to be *a lot* of possible causes for that. Living in the Vancouver area, I think we can rule out lack of water as one of them. As seeing as they are new to the location and they were just planted, I'd suggest that you "wait and watch". They may of had some root damage during planting or may of been begining to need some nutritional supplement from sitting in the pot for a long time at the store. When plants are in need of nitrogen, they steal nitrogen from the older leaves and supply it to the newer leaves. Hence the yellowing. Marginal choloris is more related to soil ph and potassium deficiency. To prove or disprove marginal choloris, have the soil ph tested. In general, boxwood can handel a soil ph of 6.0 to 7.0. If your soil is in the low 6. area, you may want to lime the soil and fertilize you boxwoods with a high potassium content fertilizer. There is also the chance that it could be something else all together. Check this page: http://pep.wsu.edu/hortsense/ click ornamentals boxwood That page may help also. Good luck -- http://yard-works.netfirms.com |
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