Tree Boxwood Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- BUK-sus sem-per-VEE-renz
- Description
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Good screen for large areas; responds well to shearing; more open habit permits training to a tree. Moderate growth rate.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Buxus
- Species:
- sempervirens
- Family:
- Buxaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 8 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 8 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Flowers:
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Description:
- Non-showy
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Dark green leaves, lustrous
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
