Small Japanese Boxwood

For centuries the most popular cultivar grown has been the so called english boxwood buxus sempervirens suffruticosa a slow growing dwarf with small leaves. Small thick leaves slow rate of growth and a bushy habit make this a dream of a plant for neat freaks and shrub sculptors.

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Small japanese boxwood

The slow growing dwarf form is ideal for edging and borders along pathways or around flower beds. Japanese boxwood is one of the more pest resistant members of this shrub group but that doesn t make it immune to problems. These shrubs will have delicate small flowers in april and may that are greenish cream in color and do have a nice fragrance for a short time.

Also known as littleleaf box japanese boxwood buxus microphylla is an evergreen shrub that has a slow growth rate like english boxwood. Although they are both broadleaf evergreen plants with small glossy leaves wintergreen gaultheria procumbens and japanese boxwood buxus microphylla are more different than they are alike. The classy very hardy japanese boxwood is the ideal low maintenance green shrub for south florida homeowners.

It is for zones 6 to 9 and has mature dimensions of 6 to 8 feet tall by 10 to 15 feet wide. This cultivar is actually a poor. Warm humid conditions help it spread and plants die within months.

Boxwood leafminer features larvae that feed inside leaves. While it is a slow growing plant the shrub is tolerant of prunes and can be used for engraving purposes. Unfortunately many kinds of boxwoods are susceptible to an incurable fungal disease called boxwood blight.

Two pests to look out for are boxwood leafminer and boxwood mites. A small rounded evergreen shrub that forms tufts of growth resembling a cloud if left unpruned. Symptoms include blistering raised areas and brown splotches on leaves.

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