When to replant boxwood to another place: replanting in autumn and spring

Content

1 Features of transplanting adult boxwood
2 When can boxwood be replanted?
- 2.1 Transplanting boxwood in the fall to a new place
- 2.2 Transplanting boxwood to a new location in spring
3 How to transplant boxwood to another place
4 Caring for a transplanted plant
5 Conclusion

Boxwood (buxus) is an evergreen plant with a dense crown and glossy foliage. It is undemanding in care, tolerates haircuts well and retains its shape steadily. The plant is used in ornamental gardening for landscaping, creating topiaries, borders and hedges. Boxwood can be replanted in spring and autumn. If planting rules are followed, seedlings take root easily and quickly.

Features of transplanting adult boxwood

Transplanting a boxwood, already an adult plant, to another place is possible at any age. In order for it to take root well, you should follow the recommendations:

The best time for transplantation is spring. During the summer and autumn, the boxwood will take root well, which will allow it to survive the winter.
An adult specimen is transplanted with a soil ball; to do this, it is dug in on all sides to the depth of a spade bayonet and then removed from the ground.
The transplantation rules are the same as when planting seedlings in open ground.

Important! Boxwood is considered mature after three years.

When can boxwood be replanted?

Boxwood blooms in spring.The optimal transplant time for it is autumn. Thanks to its unpretentiousness, spring and summer replantings are also successful.

Advice! For plants that bloom in the spring, replanting is carried out in the fall. For crops that bloom in late summer and autumn, the event is held in the spring.

Transplanting boxwood in the fall to a new place

To transplant boxwood in the fall, the time is chosen so that it has time to take root before the onset of frost. The shrub needs about a month to recover, so the optimal period is the second half of September - early October.

If the seedling is acquired at a later date, then it is dug in for the winter, covered with a waterproof, lightweight covering material. Plastic film should not be used for this purpose.

The peculiarity of autumn transplantation is that when the earth settles, the box must be mulched. The following is used as mulch:

agrofabric;
lowland peat;
wood chips

Important! You cannot use oak bark or pine sawdust for mulching - they decompose poorly and reduce the acidity of the soil.

Transplanting boxwood to a new location in spring

The advantage of replanting boxwood in spring is that it adapts in 15 to 20 days. Air temperature less than 30 oC and the absence of significant fluctuations contribute to successful rooting of the plant.

In temperate climates, the crop can be planted in early spring: late March - early April. Replanting in the summer is not recommended, since boxwood does not take root well in a new location at high temperatures.

To protect the roots of the transplanted buxus from the summer heat, it must be mulched with sand or perlite. The mulch is laid in a layer of 5 - 7 cm at a distance of approximately 2 cm from the trunk. This will ensure free air circulation.

Important! A large amount of mulch during replanting will lead to the fact that the roots will not go deeper into the soil, but will be in the surface layer. This will negatively affect the condition of boxwood in dry weather.

How to transplant boxwood to another place

To safely transplant a boxwood bush, a certain procedure is followed. In general, they come down to several stages

Preparing the plant

To prepare a seedling for planting in the ground, you can use one of the following methods:

if the boxwood is in a container, then a day before transplanting, the soil is spilled generously with water - this will make it easy to remove the seedling;
if the specimen has bare roots, then carefully remove the soil from them and place them in water for 24 hours.

Important! If, during replanting, it is discovered that the roots of the plant are strongly intertwined and have gone inside the root ball, they should be untangled with a thin oblong tool. If this is not done, the root system will not be able to free itself and restore the natural outer direction of growth.

Preparing the site

Boxwood is planted in a shaded place, next to large plants or buildings. Groundwater should not come close to the surface of the earth.

Attention! If boxwood is placed in an open, well-warmed area, foliage may awaken during a thaw in winter, which will likely suffer in the coming frosts.

If you plan to trim the bush frequently, giving it the necessary shape, then the soil must be fertile: this will ensure good growth. Buxus feels better on acidic soils (pH>6). You can increase acidity using low-lying peat, humus, compost, and soil mixture (two parts sand and humus and one part turf soil).

Boxwood is transplanted into a hole when planting individually or into a shallow trench when forming a border or hedge. Depending on its variety and landscape design features, the recommended distance between seedlings is 30 - 50 cm. When creating a border, 10 specimens are planted per 1 meter.

The parameters of the holes should be three times the size of the root system. A layer of drainage is poured onto the bottom. You can use expanded clay, perlite (mixed 1:1 with soil from the pit) or a mixture of crushed stone and sand in a 1:1 ratio.

Fertilizer application

For successful transplantation, the soil is fertilized. Growth is stimulated with compost, nitrogen or complex fertilizers for evergreen crops. They are mixed dry evenly in a hole with soil.

Important! Before planting, you should not apply fertilizer in large quantities directly into the hole or spill it with plenty of water. The resulting high concentrations can “burn” the roots, which will lead to the death of the crop.

Landing algorithm

Place the boxwood in the hole.
A seedling or an adult specimen is placed in the hole strictly vertically, with the roots straightened.
They deepen it to the same level as in the previous place of growth.
Then the substrate is gradually filled up to the growth height. To prevent the formation of voids, soil is added in portions, compacting each layer.
After filling the hole with soil, the axle is watered. To do this, it is recommended to use well, rain or settled tap water. The required amount is calculated based on the size: for a plant 15 - 20 cm high, about 3 liters of water will be required.
If the soil settles, add soil. There is no need to compact this layer. A small earthen mound is made around the trunk at a distance of 20 - 30 cm to prevent water from spreading during watering.
The trunk circle (a piece of land near the trunk, corresponding to the diameter of the crown) is sprinkled with a layer of perlite 2 cm thick.

Caring for a transplanted plant

Boxwood does not require complex care after transplantation. But for each period of the year there are certain rules:

After replanting in the fall, you need to ensure that the soil does not dry out. If the bush is located in a sunny place, then watering is carried out using the sprinkling method. For a good wintering, the crop is fed with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. The first shrub trimming is carried out no earlier than spring.
After spring transplantation, you should not apply fertilizers for a month. During the growing season, once a week you can feed the shrub with chicken droppings or a growth stimulator. In summer, in the absence of rain, watering should be done no more than once a week. If planting is carried out in the form of a border, then the plants must be well watered and trimmed by a third.

Conclusion

Boxwood can be replanted at any time of the year, except winter. For young specimens, autumn replanting is recommended, for unpretentious adult plants - spring replanting. The culture takes root well and can be used to implement bold and traditional solutions in the landscape design of a personal plot.

Transplanting boxwood in autumn and spring