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Updated: August 12, 2024

Boxwood: Identify and Manage Common Problems

In Maryland gardens and landscapes, boxwood leafminer, Volutella blight, and winter injury are among the most common problems people experience with their boxwood plants. Use this resource to diagnose, manage, and prevent these common problems.
boxwood
Updated: October 17, 2024

Boxwood Psyllid Insects

Psyllid insects produce a fluffy white waxy substance on boxwood plants. Leaves at the end of branches may appear cupped and distorted.
white fluffy wax material on boxwood shrub - from boxwood psyllid insects
Updated: September 14, 2023

Volutella Blight Disease of Boxwood

Tips of boxwood branches turn yellow to tan. Loose bark on affected branches may indicate this fungal disease.
boxwood pseudonectria canker symptoms
Updated: June 20, 2023

Boxwood Decline

Boxwood "decline" is used as a catch-all phrase for poor boxwood growth, which is caused by a combination of factors.
Significant dieback on a boxwood
Updated: February 22, 2023

Boxwood Blight

Boxwood blight is a devastating disease of boxwood plants.
boxwood defoliation from boxwood blight
Updated: August 8, 2022

Macrophoma Leaf Spot on Boxwood

Black fruiting bodies on boxwood leaves are caused by a fungal disease known as macrophoma leaf spot disease.
macrophoma leaf spot on boxwood