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Renovation Pruning of Overgrown Boxwoods

Healthy boxwoods can be cut back to 12 inches in February; they'll leaf out in March, looking rough the first year but recovering by year two. For stressed plants, remove only the top 12 inches to admit light, fertilize in April and June, then gradually remove surrounding limbs once new growth reaches 8 inches.

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