Boxwoods Shipped to Pennsylvania Need New Documentation

ANNAPOLIS, MD –  Any Maryland growers, wholesalers, landscapers or other distributors who plan to ship boxwoods to Pennsylvania are now required to have a phytosanitary inspection and certification or to develop a compliance agreement with the Maryland Department of Agriculture in order to get these shrubs across the state line.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recently implemented a quarantine to prevent the introduction or movement of boxwood blight in Pennsylvania. Boxwood blight is caused by a fungus and was first found in Pennsylvania in 2012. The disease can result in complete leaf loss and death of the plant.

Anyone who intends to ship boxwoods from Maryland into Pennsylvania must meet these new requirements. If you have questions, call the department’s Plant Protection and Weed Management Section at 410-841-5920 or [email protected]

For information, visit the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s website.

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