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How to spot and deal with box blight on box (Buxus) plants, plus how to prevent it. Advice from the experts at BBC Gardeners' World Magazine.
How to use fungicides to manage box blight effectively: Apply prior to cutting out infected areas to minimise spread of live box blight spores; Apply after cutting at, and adjacent to, sites of infection to clear up latent infections and protect new and uninfected growth
Box blight is usually caused by Cylindrocladium buxicola or Pseudonectria buxi, both fungal infections making the leaves turn brown or grey/pink or bronze and causing dieback of the Buxus stems, in ideal conditions of warmth and moisture hedges and topiary specimens can spread quickly.
17 lip 2017 · Box blight hedge treatment is a long and difficult task but, with patience and dedication, it can be done. Here's the how-to.
Box blight is a fungal disease of box that causes bare patches, brown leaves and dieback, especially in topiary and parterres. It is particularly active during wet periods.
Box blight can weaken box plants and make them look unsightly. Here's how to treat it – and prevent it.
15 mar 2018 · How does box blight affect plants? Volutella needs a cut leaf surface to enter the plant, while Cylindrocladium can enter through the leaf cuticles in humid weather. Treatments for Cylindrocladium will treat Volutella too, but while good plant nutrition and growing conditions will help reduce Volutella, Cylindrocladium needs more control than this.
