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White fluff on clipped box bushes

I have a white fluffy bloom on some of my clipped box bushes. It floats around on the breeze. What is it?

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    have you got any willows around you?

    my garden (and house) is full of fluffy bits from willow catkins



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • jeffdjeffd Posts: 61

    It is probably caused by box aphid, I get it on my box hedge, I do not treat it as it does not seem to cause any long term damage.

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