Hello Joyce,

Thank you for your question and for supplying the photos.  There are a few things affecting boxwoods that can resemble boxwood blight, so yes, please bring in sample to our office (address below) any day M-F, 8:30 to 4:30, for diagnosis.  A few clipped branches showing symptoms placed in a plastic bag and sealed (a ziploc type bag works well). Go to  2nd floor Info Center.  You will fill out a form for more information and we will take a look at it when we can.  If we suspect Boxwood Blight, we will need to send another sample to the Cornell Pathology lab for confirmation.  That involves a fee.

Let me know if you have any questions on gathering a sample.

Linda Svoboda
Horticulture Program Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County
840 Upper Front Street Ste. 1
Binghamton, New York 13905-1566
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