I then adjusted C5 and re-tested the thenar eminence - it was fine, elicited no pain, and her hand stopped tingling. I finished treating her and told her to return in two days. At the second visit, I tested the thenar eminence).
Pruning Your Boxwood. 1  1. Know when to prune your tree. Prune boxwood shrubs at any time between the last expected spring frost and six weeks prior to the first expected fall frost. 2  2. Use sharp bypass pruners to trim off dead, injured or diseased branches. Prune them off all the way to the base of the branch.
1 Do not place boxwood shrubs too near other shrubs. 2  It's safe to keep the plants about 3 feet (0.91 m) apart. 3  Boxwood tends to invade the root systems of other plants and hoard the soil's nutrients. 4  Do not plant boxwood in soil with heavy clay.5  Clay drains poorly.. Dig a hole in the soil about as deep as the plant's height and as wide as the spread of the roots. 1  If you are planting the boxwood in a pot, place the root ball into shrub soil about 2 inches (5.08 cm) deep. 2  7 Edit step.