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Hi everybody!
We had a long row of boxwood shrubs planted in the middle of May this year by professional landscapers. When the shrubs were planted, they were wonderfully lush and healthy with thick, green foliage. (See pictures) However, since being planted, the foliage color has gradually become more and more yellow, and the plants do not appear to be nearly as full as they were 3 months ago.
Let me give you some background info on our climate:
We live in central Japan. The weather is pretty hot and humid during the summer. From early June to mid-July we have a rainy season with about 3-5 days of rain each week. It has been about a month since the rainy season ended, and there has been almost no rain with just about every day being sunny, reaching temperature of 33-35 degrees Celsius (91-95 decrees Fahrenheit) at the hottest part of the day. The plants are in full sun on the south-west side of our yard. Since the rainy season ended, we've been watering them about every other day at nighttime, making sure that the ground around the shrubs is saturated.
What could be causing our boxwoods to be yellowing? Are they dying? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
May 15th:
August 13th:
We had a long row of boxwood shrubs planted in the middle of May this year by professional landscapers. When the shrubs were planted, they were wonderfully lush and healthy with thick, green foliage. (See pictures) However, since being planted, the foliage color has gradually become more and more yellow, and the plants do not appear to be nearly as full as they were 3 months ago.
Let me give you some background info on our climate:
We live in central Japan. The weather is pretty hot and humid during the summer. From early June to mid-July we have a rainy season with about 3-5 days of rain each week. It has been about a month since the rainy season ended, and there has been almost no rain with just about every day being sunny, reaching temperature of 33-35 degrees Celsius (91-95 decrees Fahrenheit) at the hottest part of the day. The plants are in full sun on the south-west side of our yard. Since the rainy season ended, we've been watering them about every other day at nighttime, making sure that the ground around the shrubs is saturated.
What could be causing our boxwoods to be yellowing? Are they dying? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
May 15th:
August 13th: