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Buxus is a genus of about 70 species in the family Buxaceae.  Boxwood are a wonderfully versatile staple for the landscape as they respond well to shearing or pruning and can be used in a variety of landscape situations. Boxwood are slow-growing and stay somewhat compact in most species.  Their evergreen foliage provide great winter color when everything else is a drab brown.

 

Buxus microphylla ‘Winter Gem’
Winter Gem Boxwood

Buxus Winter Gem

Height: 4'
Spread: 3'
Zone: 5
Foliage: dark green
Shape: rounded
Fall Color: evergreen
Flowers: yellow
Fruit: insignificant

Vigorous grower, excellent for hedges. Holds green color well during the winter.
Avoid extreme conditions.

2014

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Buxus  koreana x sempervirens 'Krazgreen' Patent: PP#10773
Green Ice® Boxwood

Buxus Green Ice

Height: 3'
Spread: 3'
Zone: 5
Foliage: dark green - holds color in winter
Shape: rounded
Fall Color: evergreen
Flowers: yellow
Fruit: insignificant

Vigorous and hardy with deep, glossy green foliage
that remains throughout even the harshest winters.

2014

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Buxus mic. var. kor. 'Wintergreen'
Wintergreen Boxwood

Buxus mic. kor. Wintergreen

Height: 3-4'
Spread: 3-4'
Zone: 5
Foliage: green
Shape: upright, rounded
Fall Color: evergreen
Flowers: yellow
Fruit: insignificant

Shiny green leaves are larger than B. sin. var. ins. type
of 'Wintergreen', and the mature form is slightly more upright.

2163

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Buxus sempervirens ‘Faulkner’
Faulkner Boxwood (English Boxwood)

Buxus sem. Faulkner

Height: 3-4'
Spread: 3-4'
Zone: 5
Foliage: shiny green
Shape: rounded
Fall Color: evergreen
Flowers: yellow
Fruit: inconspicuous

Glossy, green, leathery foliage on a densely branched shrub.

2024

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Buxus sempervirens ‘Vardar Valley’
Vardar Valley Boxwood (English Boxwood)

Buxus sem. Vardar Valley

Height: 2-3'
Spread: 4'
Zone: 5
Foliage: blue-green
Shape: uniform, mounding
Fall Color: green
Flowers: yellow
Fruit: insignificant

A low growing form that has dark green color year round. A slow growing selection.

2017

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Buxus sinica insularis ‘Wintergreen’
Wintergreen Boxwood

Buxus sin. ins. Wintergreen

Height: 3-4'
Spread: 2'
Zone: 5
Foliage: light green
Shape: rounded, mounding
Fall Color:***
Flowers: yellow
Fruit: insignificant

Small, light green foliage. Performs well in colder climates.

2022

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Buxus x 'Glencoe' 
Chicagoland Green® Boxwood

Buxus x 'Glencoe' Chicagoland Green

Height: 3-4'
Spread: 5'
Zone: 4
Foliage: medium green
Shape: broad oval
Fall Color: evergreen
Flowers: yellow
Fruit: insignificant

Exhibits a dense, uniform habit and reliable.

2102

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Buxus x ‘Green Mountain’
Green Mountain Boxwood

Buxus x Green Mountain - Green Mountain Boxwood

Height: 5'
Spread: 3'
Zone: 5
Foliage: dark green
Shape: pyramidal oval
Fall Color: evergreen
Flowers: yellow
Fruit: insignificant

Green Mountain is more upright and can be sheared into a pyramidal form.

2850

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Buxus x ‘Green Velvet’
Green Velvet Boxwood

Buxus x Green Velvet

Height: 3'
Spread: 3'
Zone: 5
Foliage: dark green
Shape: rounded
Fall Color: evergreen
Flowers: insignificant
Fruit: insignificant

The most popular of the ‘Green Series’.
Vigorous and hardy.  Dark foliage occurs in partial shade.

2023

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