Boxwood leaves dying

[Fi5ch]

This boxwood seems healthy overall but the leaves on the very end of new branches are turning yellow and dying, despite the branch itself being healthy. Other boxwoods treated the same do not show this issue. Is this an issue with water or fertilizer or something else?

 

[penumbra]

The way the damage shows up all across the plant and on all new growth is indicative of plant getting too dry.
There are many causes of dead foliage on boxwood but this appears to have dried.

 

[sorce]

Pretty sure it's a combination of dense roots and pond basket.

Happened to me in here somewhere.

Baseball Boxwood Broom

This one is oddly special to me. You see, there's this little woodsy area behind the H.S. (Morton like the Arboretum) that I always pass. Lot of good looking stumps on the fenceline, I've always wanted to go in. Well about 3 weeks or so ago, I got the chance. We had a baseball practice there...

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Sorce

 

[penumbra]

Pretty sure it's a combination of dense roots and pond basket.

Boxwood by nature, like azaleas and hollies, have dense root systems. I have boxwood in grow boxes, nursery pots and pond baskets.
I am pretty certain that this plant dried out at some point. This can of course be exacerbated by the open mesh of a pond basket, but would not have happened without a lack of water. The pond basket did not cause the problem. I have several azaleas in pond basket and my grow mix is blended to address this concern. They have grown very well for me.