Asked March 17, 2024, 3:35 PM EDT
Hi,
Attached are pictures of a plant we have had in our yard since July of 2021. There are 3 of them that were planted by the landscaper who did our landscaping for our newly constructed home. Unfortunately, they did not leave any tags on these plants to identify them.
So I have attached a pictures to see if can help me identify it. However the picture does not show the blossoms that it had the first two years. As I recall, they were very small flowers, with almost spikey type petals that started pink to white, or vice versa (can’t remember for sure). I have tried several apps to identify and all are categorizing it as some kind of boxwood. But I am questioning that because each winter, albeit, very slowly, these have dropped all there leaves and end up looking like the second picture. As of right now, I do not see any new buds on the plant.
I want to prune these for size and shape to keep them a little smaller, but after seeing that there is some kind of boxwood blight going on, I am concerned that this could be part of the reason why they are loosing their leaves, as from what I can see, most boxwoods are considered an evergreen shrub and should not be dropping their leaves.
Any assistance you can give in identifying this plant, how to determine if is affected by this blight, and what to do about that, and if not suggestions on how to best prune this for shape and size before the buds set, is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your time and assistance.
Kim Butchereit
Portland, OR
Washington County Oregon