When and how to cut boxwood?

Learn to take cuttings boxwood (Buxus) to multiply it and be able to create amenities in the garden. You can replant your cuttings of boxwood or offer them.

When to take the cutting?

Several periods are favorable for pruning boxwood and making cuttings. Do it in February or March, before the resumption of vegetation or in fall.

Which part of the boxwood to choose?

Take stems of boxwood on a shrub in perfect health, without diseases or insects. A shrub with bright green foliage is a sign of good health. To avoid destroying the silhouette of the boxwood, take stems from all around the boxwood. Choose non-branched stems, that is to say without stems starting on the sides, very straight.

How to take the boxwood cutting?

With a sharp and clean secateurs, bevel cut branches 10 to 15 cm in length, on the ends of the boxwood. Propagate the cuttings to ensure a large number of successful cuttings as there may be some loss.

How to prepare the boxwood cutting?

Even before transplanting the cuttings, you must dress them by stripping the bottom of each stem taken, about half the length. Then, using secateurs, a pair of scissors or a grafter, cut the head of the stem, about one centimeter, to facilitate recovery.

How to transplant cuttings in a pot?

Here are some important steps to follow for successful boxwood cuttings:

• prepare a mixture of soil and sand, in equal parts;
• take clean pots with a hole in the bottom;
• place gravel or pebbles in the bottom to create drainage;
• fill the cups with the mixture;
• make several pilot holes per bucket with a piece of drink or a pencil;
• place the cuttings over the entire surface of the pot;
• push them down to within a centimeter of the first leaves;
• reseal and tamp all around the cuttings;
• water;
• keep the buckets in a greenhouse or in a sheltered corner of the garden, exposed between the Sun and partial shade, in order to limit the risks of possible late frosts. Leave them outside all summer, watering regularly. From next autumn, you can extract the rooted cuttings in order to plant them directly, in their final place.

How to transplant cuttings in the ground?

Here are some tips for making a small boxwood border:

• delimit the planting area of ​​the cuttings to draw a border with a chalk line;
• work the soil so that it is light;
• dress the cuttings as previously explained;
• plant the cuttings directly in the ground;
• only the leaves should come out of the ground;
• space each cutting 10-15cm apart for a low border;
• water lightly.