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this should help http://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/Buxus%20Indepth%20page%202.html

I recommend watching this 4 part youtube video. Gave me a greater leg up for proper design of buxus, ie not creating pom poms. http://youtu.be/ruO__jC3hwE

wow that tree is very very dry..... looks to me like lack of water. what i would do jow is to submerge the pot in water and leave it until all the bubbles stop. remove from water and then put the tree into a shady area. Stick a wooden skewer or chopstick into the soil, down as far as it can go...

From those pics you have major issues with yellowing leaves, however if they are not dropping off then i don't think overwatering is the problem. What is your water source and fertilizer schedule? It looks like the plant may have a few deficiencies or is possibly suffering from chlorosis.

If your soil is holding too much water, you would often expect to see yellowing and dropping leaves on the ficus prior to any root rot setting in. What species of ficus is it? Get yourself a wooden chopstick or skewer and stick it into the soil, wait a day and then pull it out and check if...

I guess it all depends on what size tree you want to end up with. Here is my suggestion based on what i would do if you gave me this tree today. I would chop at the red lines, allow B to grow as the new leader. Use wire and add some shape to this as it grows to increse the trunk movement, not as...

I use 95% pummice 5% bark in my trees here in the summer heat of Sydney, Australia without any problems. I use a layer of phagnum over the top surface of the pot which helps to keep the rate drying out even between the top and bottom of the pot. When using pumice the level of water retention...

I use a mix (well not so much a mix) of 100% pumice on my trees. In order to keep the top part from drying out on the hot days i shred up some dried sphagnum moss, soak it for a few hours then flatten some into my hand removing much of the moisture and slap this onto the soil surface, pressing...

If that were ne i would be more inclined to air layer below the fork and create a twin trunk :D

You need to think of leaf reduction as a series of ratios and balances. Firstly your tree has a balance between the root growth and the canaopy growth. When trees are growing fast and from a young age you will see a trunk that will shoot up prior to it even throwing its first branch, then when...

This is something many of us Aussies have started doing now. You can pick them up cheaply in the $2 dollar stores around Australia. From everything people have seen by using this it really helps the tree to develop a much finer compact root structure as the roots get near the outside of the pot...

Bleach is actually very corrosive, leave some bleach wTer in a metal pan overnight and you will wake up to discover a lot of rust.

I have never had a problem repotting or prunning a buxus in summer, just give it a little shade for a week or two as mentioned previously.

If that were my tree, I would air layer the top off just below the thick branch as this is too thick for the current tree anyway. then I would trunk chop down to above the lowest new fresh branch i see growing and use this For a new leader. This will give you really nice trunk movement close to...

Patience is the key, especially where you have cold winters as you get reduced growing seasons for ficus. Here in Sydney my ficus grow all year round. Simple principle to remember: If you want to thicken a trunk fast you need to let it grow without any trimming. The more leaves the more...

If this were my ficus and i have many being in Australia, i would keep the bottom branch and let it grow unrestricted as a sacrifice. This will help to maintain and build a fat trunk base. Your second branch for my mind would be your new leader and just let it grow also until it is about 2/3 the...