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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.
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:
22 wrz 2020 · Symptoms and Signs. Symptoms of boxwood blight on boxwood (Buxus spp.) include leaf spots or blotches, rapid defoliation, and stem lesions (Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4). Leaf symptoms are most abundant during the growing season, whereas stem lesions are visible year-round (Henricot et al. 2000).
Find diagnostic aids, management strategies, and research on boxwood blight at the Boxwood Blight Knowledge Center. Access blight symptoms, forecasting app, and resistance information for healthier boxwood crops.
18 mar 2022 · Box blight treatment in 3 simple steps. Already spotted blight? You need these tips on box blight treatment. 1. Cut out infected areas. Box blight needs removing as soon as it's spotted, regardless of the time of year, as long as conditions are dry. You have a few options.
Box blight can weaken box plants and make them look unsightly. Here's how to treat it – and prevent it.
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.
