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Q.Pruning Boxwood Hedges

Anonymous added on September 2, 2011 | Answered

I would like to trim/shape my boxwood hedges soon (September). I live in Kansas City, MO. Is it safe to trim them now? Not a hard trim but to really give them a formal look.

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Nikki
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Answered on September 3, 2011

Pruning encourages new soft growth that is susceptible to frost damage, so hold off trimming your boxwoods till late spring if you plan to do hard pruning; light tip pruning, however, can be done any time.

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