this is an exerpt from the Photo/History page for the Boxwood; click to access
The Boxwood is thriving..I commented at the start of summer that I felt like this plant was healthy & strong & he has easily lived-up to my expectations...so well, that I'm now faced with one of those enviable situations, where I cannot decide what is the front &/or backside of this little tree.
The canopy is developing nicely. Boxwoods grow very slowly, but predictably & they 'play by the rules'..by that, I mean that they respond well to pruning.
The density of the canopy makes it absolutely necessary to use directional pruning to organize the internal
branching. Otherwise, the interior of the canopy would become a jungle of interwoven branches that can become almost impenetrable..that might be to your advantage if growing a hedge, but we're growing a 'little tree'.
branching. Otherwise, the interior of the canopy would become a jungle of interwoven branches that can become almost impenetrable..that might be to your advantage if growing a hedge, but we're growing a 'little tree'.
So, what view should be the front side & which, the backside? I can't decide, so I'll leave it up to the tree..I'm slowly recognizing that the tree knows better than I about some things.