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how do I shape my small boxwood
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Posted by Lostinthedesert z9 AZ (My Page) on Fri, Jan 10, 03 at 12:49
| I have a small boxwood in a teracota pot that I have kept in a bacic round shape. I'd like to shape it so that has a circle a few inches above it. How do I do that? What exposure does it want. I'm in Tucson. |
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RE: how do I shape my small boxwood
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| I looked in one of my books and I think this is going to take you forever. If you have the patience it looks like you need to let one leader grow taller than the remaining ball. Just let it grow - let it grow - and it will eventually branch out and you can prune this into a ball shape. It depends on your boxwood variety how fast it will grow. I have compact boxwood and it only grows an inch or so each year. You might have better luck starting with a new boxwood and cutting the middle out and shaping and upper and a lower ball. good luck |
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