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Find out how to identify, and treat, box blight in your garden. Box blight (Cylindrocladium buxicola) is a fungal disease that affects box (Buxus) plants. It first appeared in Britain in 1998 and is worst in warm, humid conditions. Box blight causes leaf browning and stem dieback.
For more on symptoms and photos of the disease see our page on box blight. Choose from one of four options, depending on the severity of the infection and your priority; Option 1: remove minor or isolated infections
Box blight is a fast-spreading fungal disease that kills topiary and hedges containing varieties of Buxus (known as ‘Box’) within a season. Box blight is actually one or a combination of these two separate fungal diseases:
Box blight can weaken box plants and make them look unsightly. Here's how to treat it – and prevent it.
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.
19 lip 2024 · Recognizing Symptoms and Diagnosis. The primary symptoms of boxwood blight caused by the fungi Calonectria pseudonaviculata and Cylindrocladium buxicola, manifest as dark or light brown spots on leaves, which can lead to leaf drop. Specifically, these spots are: Leaf Spots: Circular to irregular dark brown spots.
7 mar 2017 · Treating Box Blight is difficult, but can be done, although there is no guarantee of success, and it may be preferable to simply burn the affected box to safeguard the rest. Key is to prevent further contamination through disinfecting your tools, along with your clothes and boots that sticky spores can attach.
