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Once I've heard how long it takes for these guys to get from a cutting to this condition, and considering the usual price of a mature boxwood, I thought I won't be working with one any time soon. But, a month ago I saw this beauty, and wasn't sure then if I should purchase because it was not the ideal repotting time, and having a look at the soil and the container, it didn't convince me I will get it to the late fall in good health. A month later, I came back searching for succculents for a terrarium and there it was, still not sold. I thought I was foolish for not getting it then for 15 euros so I didn;t make the same mistake today. ,As you can see, It's planted in pure loam, in a bucket used for wall paint. It doesn't have holes on the very bottom, but on the sides on the bottom of the container's walls. I'd like to know about watering and sunlight, if someone 's dealing with boxwoods

What I find is that boxwood are fairly indistructable. Keep from fully drying out. And in spring, repot in a better container. over winter, protect from extended rain.

It's really hard to estimate the moisture of the soil in this container. That's why I was hoping to repot in the late autumn. Can it be done then, or I have to wait for the spring?

leatherback wrote: What I find is that boxwood are fairly indistructable

It's true. Some people have even started deliberately running them over in their car in order to style them.

Nikola990 wrote: It's really hard to estimate the moisture of the soil in this container. That's why I was hoping to repot in the late autumn. Can it be done then, or I have to wait for the spring?

If you slip-pot, you can re-pot at pretty much any time of the year. Just make sure that you can lift out enough soil that the roots don't get exposed.

Ed

You shouldn't repot. There is a really nice video , it might be here in bonsaiempire.com or somebody posted it. A bonsai master argued that repotting a healthy plant the wrong time of the year adds unnecesary stress. just learn to manage the soil. The tree will have more chances that way.

You can drill holes on the container, and add river rock or something with good drainage to the bottom.

I'm pretty sure that the bonsai master was talking about bare-rooting as slip-potting doesn't really affect the tree in any noticeable way.
You could drill holes in the container and cut the rim off to make it just above the soil level if you are worried about re-potting.

Ed

If the root-mass will lift out of the bucket without falling apart, do that. first measure how low the soil level is from where you want it. Then under-fill that desired amount with a quality soil . Place the boxwood back on top and fill in any perimeter soil loss. Now your tree is higher and the roots are untouched. Also, boxwood are really slow growers. You may want to do some light pruning inside the canopy where three branches come out of the same point. Eliminate one of the branches making just a simple 2 way fork. I say this because it looks quite dense and i notice brown leaves. If the internal branch structure does not get enough light, they will die off and it takes a long time to reestablish those branches once the originals die. Pruning in this way will allow more light and air to reach the inner part of the tree resulting in a healthier pre-bonsai tree. Rather than a outwardly pruned Garden hedge.
Best of luck

名媛直播Learner wrote: I'm pretty sure that the bonsai master was talking about bare-rooting as slip-potting doesn't really affect the tree in any noticeable way.
You could drill holes in the container and cut the rim off to make it just above the soil level if you are worried about re-potting.

Ed

Yeap. And I was talking about repoting, where you remove all the old soil.
What I do with plants I get this time of the year is what parker said. Lift, fill bottom with river rock to bring it up. And thinning. Not structural pruning, but just thinning so everything gets air and light. Next year I repot.

Some species of boxwood like green velvet don't grow that slow. Slow compared to many other species, but not as slow was junipers.

I really don't see any use in "slip potting". You have this this mass of tangled roots, so tangled they may impair the health, of your tree. Maybe some more roots will expand in a tangled fashion, but then you'll still have mass of tangled roots in "pure loam", (with new soil holding more moister, around the mess). There's still time to recover, from a root trim (it's only June), there's no way to untangle them without breaking a bunch off. Clearance trees in buckets, normally have tangled roots.

In any case, don't put it in full sun this summer, it might just burn it up. Box woods can live in mostly shade, they just won't grow very fast.

Samantha wrote: I really don't see any use in "slip potting".

It's usually to help people who think their plant is in need of re-potting but can't because of time of year, plant health, etc.