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title: "I planted two of these Green Mountain Boxwood 2-3 weeks ago in…"
description: "I planted two of these Green Mountain Boxwood 2-3 weeks ago in Columbus OH. They are both potted and in my courtyard. I sprayed them with Neem Oil on Friday.…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "DLewis1972"
published: "2026-04-13T23:36:21.924895Z"
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# I planted two of these Green Mountain Boxwood 2-3 weeks ago in…

_Posted by DLewis1972 on 2026-04-13_

I planted two of these Green Mountain Boxwood 2-3 weeks ago in Columbus OH. They are both potted and in my courtyard. I sprayed them with Neem Oil on Friday. Am I missing something?

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## 7 comments

### Phil commented on 2026-04-14

Just a possibility but last year our area was infested with the boxwood beetle or worm or whatever, and probably about 75% of the boxwoods in our subdivision were killed by it. It was fast before people realized what it was, it was too late. I’m relandscaping our front garden bed because of it. It was pretty bad. Subdivision of 365 homes and now almost no boxwoods.

#### DLewis1972 replied on 2026-04-14

Thanks. I didn’t visualize any, but sprayed anyway. We will see if they bounce back.

#### Tracey replied on 2026-05-17

That happened to me. I have a hedge that’s over 60 years old. There’s no way I’m ready to pull it all out. I was told to spray it with a specific spray for the moth infestation if that’s what happened. I was also told to spray them anyway to protect them from that moth.

### Ashley commented on 2026-04-14

You sprayed with neem oil and looks like the plant got burned.

### DLewis1972 commented on 2026-04-14

Perhaps but it was well on its way when I treated with neem oil.

#### Tracey replied on 2026-05-17

Why did you use neem oil?

#### DLewis1972 replied on 2026-05-17

I just assumed it was some type of disease or bug. Never had a problem with Neem Oil damaging my plants, so I doubt that was it.

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