[Arid_gardener] WAXED BOXWEED TREE

[Walker Public]

We live in the Ponderosa Forest in Prescott.  About seven years ago, we planted a Waxed Boxwood Tree in a pot on our patio.  The tree trunk was probably an inch in diameter and the canopy was shaped in a ball and probably two feet across.  We planted in a plastic pot about two feet across and two feet high.

Now the tree has gotten way out of hand.  The canopy is about five feet across and the trunk is probably 2-3 inches in diameter.  I would like to shape the canopy back to a two feet ball.  I assume that it is also root bound.  Can I take the tree out of the pot, trim the roots and reshape the canopy and get another seven years out of the tree?

We love the tree and would hate to lose it.  We have no where else to plant it and we could not handle a larger pot.

Thanks so much for your help.

Marilynn Walker
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