Job well done, what a transformation.. thanks so much

Great bargain! Diggin the initial setup, Toy. I hope she recovers well over the summer for you.

Looks really promising, nice structure, and what a steal! I've found mine to be a bit sensitive to heavy root prunning when repotting (maybe I went a bit too far haha), I'd suggest letting it grow unchecked for at least 1 year or so until it starts to grow vigorously, and it should grow well for you.

We need an update video on this tree!

Watching this video on November 9th. Did the boxwood survive? Don’t think I’ve ever seen many extreme top and bottom procedures done simultaneously that end well. I can attest to trying, and ended up killing off more than I care to count! I tried, as you did, to experiment on the $5.00 clearance bargain buys to see what works. My only real comment is, I would have given it a bigger pot to recover in. You basically had roots crammed into that teeny pot and a little mix. No where to grow…. I gave my boxwood purchased this summer a good haircut, but left it in the nursery pot outside in a plastic greenhouse tent. Hoping it doesn’t winter kill in our zone 5a. Will repot in spring. Please update your results, good or bad. Hope its all good!

reverse taper cause of the parallel branches, bigger pot and all good

Very dramatic change!