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    Now I appreciate that could mean something completely different, but I am, for once being serious.

    In our back garden we have two box hedges in large pots, and they've been there about 3 years now.

    However, they have gone orange this year - the plants that is, not the pots.

    I seem to remember reading/seeing somewhere that these things can die from the inside out.

    Do you reckon they've had it?
    A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

    BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012

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    What would Vedder do?

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    Could it be blight or a physiological problem?
    here's a discussion on this link
    Box Hedging Diseases
    It looks into box blight - despite appearances!
    Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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    • #3
      Mine has an orange bit on it too but is otherwise healthy, could it just be the cold?
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      • #4
        My first thought is that you say that they are 'going orange' not 'dying'

        Often leaves go miscoloured due to lack of nutrients- do they need a darn good feed?
        They certainly don't like boggy soil- were they overwatered over the winter period?
        I wonder if the frost has affected some of the roots ( being in tubs) ??

        I found this link about box leaves dropping from the inside

        Dying box bushes - UBC Botanical Garden Forums

        I certainly wouldn't give up on them yet- this winter's been extreme for all plants- but esp for those in tubs (* keeps looking lovingly at own Olive tree)

        Good luck- I bet they look superb in summer!
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        • #5
          I wouldn't imagine that they are over watered as they are in quite large pots.

          http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l7...facingEast.jpg

          They don't look quite like that now (but neither does teh garden to be honest)

          I'll have a closer inspection at the weekend and see what I see.
          A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

          BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012

          Practise makes us a little better, it doesn't make us perfect.


          What would Vedder do?

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          • #6
            In my experience, Buxus will go orange through over or under watering. I you haven't done so in the last year it could be worth removing the top layer of compost/soil from the tubs and topping up with fresh. Experts advise doing that with most containers, but many of us (myself included) overlook this! Good luck with 'em.
            All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
            Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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