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Trees & Shrubs » Buxus
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Buxus
Boxwoods have become a landscape staple due to the exploding deer populations across the country. Deer detest boxwood, so if you need something to replace a yew (which deer LOVE), think BOXWOOD! They can be used as specimens or as anchor plants to create structure with year round interest. The ones we offer this year are especially good for the smaller garden because they are slow growing. This feature implies several years growth before they can be offered in the catalog. Two and three year old plants are still small. By the way, the unpleasant smell sometimes associated with boxwoods is found only in cultivars of Buxus sempervirens.

BUXUS 'Green Mountain'
(C8) 'Green Mountain' has become one of the most popular boxwood cultivars. It has proven to be easy to grow and versatile, used for foundation plantings, hedges and as a specimen plant. Grows slowly in a loose pyramidal shape, reaching 5 to 5.5 feet. more info

BUXUS 'Green Velvet'
(C8) This medium growing boxwood has a billowy pyramidal habit with a growth rate of 2.5 inches a year. This is a really hardy boxwood. more info

BUXUS microphylla 'John Baldwin'
(C8) A medium growing boxwood that reaches the height of 4 feet in 25 years. It is a more open growing boxwood with an upright twiggy shape. The tiny obovate leaves (average 1/2" long) are a medium green with a subtle bluish cast. more info

BUXUS microphylla 'Kingsville'
(C8) The number one boxwood for bonsai. It forms a mound that is quite tight when grown in full sunlight. more info

BUXUS sempervirens 'Dee Runk'
(C8) This is a larger growing boxwood that forms a tall tight column up to 10 feet yet only 2 feet wide. The leaves can get 1 inch long and 3/8 inch wide and are a glossy dark green. more info

BUXUS sempervirens 'Elizabeth Inglis'
(C8) Rich medium green leaves with a bluish cast and a billowy pyramidal shape make it a good choice for hedges, foundation plantings and background groupings. Unlike many boxwood cultivars, 'Elizabeth Inglis' tolerates direct sun quite well, and is qui more info

BUXUS sempervirens 'Graham Blandy'
(C8) A fastigiate cultivar that forms a dark green column. Can be used in pairs on either side of an entrance or better yet, lining the mile long driveway to your estate. more info

BUXUS sempervirens 'Jensen'
(C) 'Jensen' is one of our favorites because of its wonderful dark green leaf color that displays a blue sheen in the sunlight. In fact, the new growth has a beautiful light blue cast. It forms a compact upright mound. more info

BUXUS sempervirens 'Vardar Valley' Boxwood
(C) Perhaps the hardiest of the sempervirens cultivars, this is reliable to minus 15 F or colder and holds its deep green color throughout the winter. Grows as a flat-topped mound. more info

BUXUS sinica var insularis 'Tide Hill'
(C8) This rugged little boxwood has soft-textured oval leaves that hold their bright green color through very severe winters. It has a broad, spreading habit that is much less formal than that of other boxwoods. more info