Reviving Stressed Japanese Boxwoods After Planting

Transplant Shock in Newly Planted Boxwoods

Coppery or yellow-margined leaves on some Japanese boxwoods (Buxus microphylla var. japonica) while others thrive suggests transplant shock, not disease. The fact that potted rejects regreened supports this.

Recovery Plan

• Keep potted plants in a cool, sheltered spot; replant next spring.
• In-ground plants: shear back to healthy green growth next spring.
• Apply a balanced fertilizer and mulch with compost or leaf mold.

If the same plants decline again next year, replace them with the more resilient 'Wintergreen' cultivar.