What is the American Boxwood?
, also called Common Boxwood, American Boxwood is a type of evergreen shrub that is very popular in the United States. This shrub is considered to be a resistant plant resistant to pests. American Boxwoods are often used as collateral or accents on yards and are often used as natural screens of privacy because of their strong leaves. The scientific name for the American Boxwood is buxus semperverins .
American Boxwood grows to an average height of 5-10 feet (about 1.5-3 m), although it can grow up to 12 feet (about 3.6 m). Generally oval shape, this wood needs pruning to help maintain its shape clean and remove damaged branches. However, pruning should not be extreme, as the slow speed of the shrub forbids to recover rapidly.
As an evergreen, the American Boxwood keeps its leaves throughout the year. The leaves are dark green at the top and light green below it. When it blooms in the spring, this boxwood produces small white flowers.
American Boxwoods can tolerovAt full sunlight, but benefits in a partial shadow. They prefer sand or clay soil, even if they can live in almost any soil if the pH is above 6.5. Promotion is relatively easy and can be achieved by planting steering or layering, which involves leaving branches on the ground to take root. Promotion should be performed in summer or autumn.
If you want to plant American boxwood, this area should be cleaned from rocks and grass. Since Boxwood is a shallow -rooted plant, it should be placed in a hole not as deep as its root bulb. The hole should then be filled halfway, connected and then completely filled. If the planting of boxes of boxes, they were to be 3-5 feet apart (about 0.9-1.5 m).
Although the American Boxwood is resistant to most pests, it can still fall to certain mites, leaves of leaves and psychylids. Insects, howeverDiscover. The mixture of detergent water waters on the plant can also get rid of pests.
Root Hnic and Bronzing of Leaves are other possible problems with this type of boxwood. The root rot occurs when a fungus called phytopthora parasitica grows on the roots and around the roots. If the Earth does not remain consistently undulating, the root rot should not be a problem. Bronzing usually occurs due to wind damage or frost in the winter months, although sometimes drought is a factor. Setting wind shields should help take care of this problem.