{"id":1596,"date":"2018-08-16T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T08:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/?p=1596"},"modified":"2020-05-19T17:15:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T17:15:43","slug":"boxwood-blight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/boxwood-blight\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxwood Blight"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may have heard of a new fungus that has been damaging and killing boxwood in the US. It was first identified in Connecticut in 2011. Called Boxwood Blight, it has now been seen as near as Ohio. It has been predicted that it will continue to spread. Spores can be transferred by physical contact, splashing water, or wind.<\/p>\n

Christensen\u2019s Plant Center is taking the necessary steps to make sure that we have clean boxwood in stock for you at all times.<\/strong> This means following the best practices that have come from growers and distributors across the country.<\/p>\n

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Boxwood Blight is easily transferred by physical contact. Even brushing up against an infected plant means that you can transfer the fungus onto other plants later that day. To that end we must ask that you observe the following when visiting Christensen\u2019s Plant Center.<\/p>\n