Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Perennial Shrub Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Broadleaf Evergreen Habit/Form: Dense Multi-stemmed Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Maintenance: Medium Texture: Medium.Africa Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): Drought Dimensions: Height: 5 ft. Attributes: Genus: Buxus Species: sempervirens Family: Buxaceae Life Cycle: Perennial Woody Recommended Propagation Strategy: Stem Cutting Country Or Region Of Origin: Europe to N.Tags: #evergreen #drought tolerant #shrub #slow growing #woody #winter interest #rabbit resistant #topiary #cpp #deer resistant #formal garden #fantz #malodorous #problem for cats #problem for dogs #problem for horses #perennial #landscape plant sleuths course #hedge 'Angustifolia', 'Arborescens', 'Aureovariegata', 'Dee Runk', 'Elegantissima', 'Fastigiata', 'Highlander', 'Suffruticosa', 'Vardar Valley' Upright oval form white leaf margins 2.5' tallĭense, compact, slow growing, leaves fragrant, considered to be least tolerant to box leaf miners.īluish hue leaves, 2'-3' tall resistant to leafminer Narrow, conical form up to 8' tall 2.5' wide Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscapes: Lake Wall Garden Susanna Wesley Garden, Lake Junaluska Cultivars / Varieties: VIDEO created by Andy Pulte for “Landscape Plant Identification, Taxonomy and Morphology” a plant identification course offered by the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee. Insect pests include leafminer, boxwood mite, and boxwood psyllid.įor suitable alternatives, see this video created by Charlotte Glen as part of the Plants, Pests, and Pathogens series. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: The plant is susceptible to boxwood blight and leaf spot diseases. Leaves are about 1 inch long and half as wide.Leaves have white pubescence along midrib below.Stems are square and winged with decurrent petioles.Leaves are opposite, apex acute to obtuse.It is generally tolerant of rabbits and deer. Height of various cultivars varies widely, so select the cultivar that suits your available space. Being evergreen, it provides winter interest in the garden. The dense foliage has leaves that are a glossy dark green on top with a yellow green underside, and some find it to be malodorous.īoxwood may be used as a vertical accent plant, in mixed beds, as topiary, or to form a narrow hedge. The young stems of this plant are square in cross section and this feature may have contributed to its common name. Do not prune too early in the spring or late in summer. Thinning plants annually will assist with light and air circulation. Remove any accumulated snow to protect the branches. It is best not to plant too deeply and prefers well-drained soil. A few inches of mulch will protect the shallow roots from getting dry and hot. Protect from winds and full winter sun by placing in a location where these conditions are limited, as they can cause dehydration and bronzing. microphylla, it is not quite as heat tolerant. While it grows a bit faster and is less troubled by insects than B. Although it can grow slowly up to 15 to 20 feet tall at maturity, it can be kept much shorter through pruning. The species-specific epithet sempervirens means always green.īoxwood is considered a low-maintenance plant. It is shallow rooted and adapts to a wide range of light and soil conditions. It is native to western and southern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa. See below DescriptionĪmerican boxwood, or common box, is a broadly rounded, multi-branched, evergreen shrub or small tree in the Buxaceae (boxwood) family. Phonetic Spelling BUK-sus sem-per-VEE-renz This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
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