Boxwood 2011 Kansas Shrub of the Year

These are my boxwood that I have had for 8 years. They are slow growing. Watering on occasion is all I have done to them. 'Green Velvet' is the cultivar, but there are several that are similar. A great plant and worth of being our 2011 shrub of the year.

Unwanted Trees

The dormant season is a good time for me to get caught up on unwanted tree management. Young sapplings can be physically removed if I can't find someone wanting the trees. Some that have gotten to big such as these hackberries, I use an herbicide on the cut stump.
Treat the freshly cut stump with either an 8% triclopyr or 18% gylphosate product. Use a paintbrush and use the concentrate herbicide on the cambium. The outer ring of the tree is all that the herbicide needs to be applied too. Read and follow product label for best use.