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Box hedge won't grow

17 years ago

Hi Everyone,

I would like some advice on my box hedge that I planted 5 years ago in the front of my house. It gets direct sun all day and extremely hot in summer. Anyway, I planted my box hedge about 5 years ago and they haven't grown more than 2 inches. I wanted something that would grow taller to cover the bottom of my porch. Has anyone else had this problem?

thanks!

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schoolhouse_gw
17 years ago
There different types of boxwood that grow faster than others. Do you remember which one you planted?
User
17 years ago
Like schoolhouse says, some boxwoods are very slow growing (Dwarf English box for example). Others, like Winter Gem, grow rather quickly.
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