Does Ilex Crenata Get Box Blight?

The Box Blight fungus causes the leaves to become brown spotted and fall off, leaving the stems of the plant devastatingly bare. Not a pretty sight! What to do? Meet Ilex Crenata!

What plants are affected by box blight?

A So far the disease has only been identified on box (buxus) species, though it could also affect closely related plants such as sarcococca. Many box species are known to be susceptible, including our native box B. sempervirens.

Can box plants recover from blight?

Box blight doesn't kill the roots of box plants so in theory they can recover if cut back. Fortunately, box responds well to clipping (which is why it is such a good hedge and topiary plant) and will also respond to box blight by producing new shoots.