Botanical Name: Buxus microphylla japonica
Common Name: Japanese boxwood
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, very densely branched woody shrub with small, rounded apple-green leaves; forms a soft, rounded habit if unpruned
Height 3' - 6'
Spread equal
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun, tolerates full shade
Soil tolerates most except poorly drained clay
Hardiness hardy, tolerates dry heat (zones 8-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite, obovate/oval to nearly round, 1/4 - 3/4" long, light green, shiny, leathery
Flowers pale yellow, tiny, axillary clusters - inconspicuous spring
Fruit inconspicuous - tiny capsule
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
excellent border, commonly used as small hedge material; formal or informal filler for bright green foliage, topiary, container plant
 
Landscape Care:
Watering occasional deep soak, tolerates regular
Fertilizing little required
Pruning to shape, anytime as needed, shear cut in formal situations
Pests/Diseases scale, spider mite
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Japan
Family: Buxaceae

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