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Hi Rob,

How would I get my boxwood to bud on the trunks? Would just chopping the trunks force new buds or would that just kill the trunk/tree?

I wouldn't mind getting some movement into the trunks but I think that they're too thick to try withouth breaking them.

I've been looking for info on the growth habbits of boxwoods but haven't found much. I'd like to refine the crown and hopefully improve the ramification. Does bud pinching work on boxwoods or is there another way of getting it to ramify.

I'll have to try a bit of limestone and see if the tree likes it.

Below is a closeup of the crown.

Thanks

Rickie