Boxwood Blight Treatment
Boxwood blight is a common fungal disease found in boxwoods caused by Cylindrocladium buxicola (also commonly known as Calonectria pseudonaviculata). All the infected plants are subject to full destruction; this is why this disease is highly dangerous. The boxwood blight is specifically dangerous to the evergreen boxwood young plants. It particularly begins with young leaves and shoots and is normally accompanied by wet weather against the background of moderately warm temperatures (about 24°C) that contribute to its rapid development. Even a few hours of such weather makes boxwood leaves permeable to the pathogen. The fungal spores that infect plants can remain in the soil and unclean plant litter or be introduced with new seedlings. The spores can stay there without harm to themselves for 3-4 years.
