Mature Boxwood

stupidskin

Hi, does anyone know if there is a market for mature Boxwood plants, we recently move to a new property and have inherited a lot of these measuring 3-5 feet in height?

stupidskin

stupidskin wrote: »

Hi, does anyone know if there is a market for mature Boxwood plants, we recently move to a new property and have inherited a lot of these measuring 3-5 feet in height?

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magicbastarder

unless they're in pots; very few people will pay money for a plant that has to be dug out of the ground. also, i suspect box is less in favour today as it's being hit by box blight.

looksee

Are you sure its box and not lonicera nitida? At 5 ft they would be mature box shrubs and would not transplant well.

wildwillow

You would need to establish them in pots if you want to sell. Otherwise transplant in the autumn. Box have huge dense roots and are difficult to dig. But they do re-establish easily enough.

If you pot them and do some shaping, maybe into a spiral, they may be more desirable.

Always disinfect tools befor cutting box and water well before and after to avoid box blight.

I personally wouldn't pay for large plants as the risk of blight is too great for the price.

They grow from cuttings so easily.

stupidskin

Thanks to you all, they look like boxwood to me but I am an accidental gardener

wildwillow

Looks like box alright. I hope the little brown patches are the result of frost damage and not blight.

If you want to keep it you could easily trim it into shape.

Jim_Hodge

They'd never transplant at this stage. Clip them to shape. That would make a marvellous feature.