Buxus sempervirens Rotundifolia (Box wood)
Boxwood has traditional landscape use, just think of old English or French gardens. Eventually reaching 1-1.5 m (back in nature its able to reach 5-8 m). Boxwood grows very slowly. It has a small evergreen rounded leaves where the venation does show at all. The leaves are about 1 cm. The flowers are born in the leaf axis but unnoticeable for the eye. Use this plant as a hedge, mass planting and the best for topiary. It needs partial sun or shade. It grows best on clay or loamy soil. On sand it requires continues irrigation plus on sand several nematodes gives trouble for the plant
- Landscape Information
- Botanical Description
- Horticulture Management
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French Name: Buis toujours vert
Arabic Name: شمشاد دائم الخضرة
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Plant type: Shrub
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Origin: Southern Europe, Northen Africa
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Heat Zones: 4 to 9
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 8
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Uses: Hedge, Topiary, Specimen, Container
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Slow
Tree Shape: Round
Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical
Canopy Density: Dense
Canopy Texture: Coarse
Height at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 m
Spread at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 meters
Time to Ultimate Height: 20 to 50 Years
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By This Photo was taken by Böhringer Friedrich. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and if you want send me a message. or (rufre@lenz-nenning.at) (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 at (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Maurice REILLE (photo originale jpeg) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Photo (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) (Self-photographed) [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html) or CC-BY-SA-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: JLPC / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Opposite
Leaf Venation: Pinnate
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Simple
Leaf Blade: Less than 5
Leaf Shape: Ovate
Leaf Margins: Entire
Leaf Texture: Glossy, Coarse
Leaf Scent: No Fragance
Color(growing season): Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Size Range: 1.5 - 3
Flower Type: Capitulum
Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)
Flower Scent: Pleasant (Sweet)
Flower Color: White
Seasons: Spring
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Trunk
Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage
Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked
Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy
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Fruit
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Showiness: Yes
Fruit Size Range: 1.5 - 3
Fruit Color: Brown
Seasons: Spring
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By This Photo was taken by Böhringer Friedrich. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and if you want send me a message. or (rufre@lenz-nenning.at) (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 at (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Maurice REILLE (photo originale jpeg) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tolerance
Frost Tolerant: Yes
Heat Tolerance: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Water Requirements: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Toxicity: No
Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No
Pruning Requirements: Needed, to develop a strong structure
Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No
Life Span: More than 50
Edible Parts: None
Pests: Mites, Nematodes, Leaf Miner
Plant Propagation: Cutting