Faulkner bush trees grow very bushy and are therefore well suited as ground covers. It has shiny olive leaves and is very resistant to drought and cold. ‘Faulkner’: A popular variety of the Buxus microphylla.‘Globosa’: If you want a box tree shaped like a ball, this variety might be the one it grows slightly rounded naturally.After sprouting, the leaves are golden yellow and later turn green. ‘Aurea Pendula’: This boxwood variety is interesting because of its special leaf colouring.The leaves have a slight blue hue to them.
‘Blauer Heinz’: This variety is also suitable for borders as it is low-growing and frost-resistant.It forms long, medium sized, light green leaves and is usually not taller than 50 cm. ‘Suffruticosa’: The variety best suited for bordering flower beds or establishing edges.In the following, we will introduce you to popular varieties of these two species. Buxus microphylla, the Japanese or small leaf box tree, originates from Korea and has been cultivated in Japan for centuries. Buxus sempervirens is the common box tree which is native to the Mediterranean region. These two types of boxwood ( Buxus) are many gardeners’ favourites: Buxus sempervirens and Buxus microphylla. You can find box trees in garden centres, hardware stores or your local nursery Box tree species and varieties Many online retailers also offer box trees that can be shipped and delivered right to your door. Don’t forget to check the roots.īox trees can be bought in garden centres, hardware stores or tree nurseries. Look out for any signs of disease or pests on the box tree. When buying your box tree, make sure the plant looks healthy and well-kept. However, the evergreen bush grows quite slow, only 10 to 20 centimetres in a year.
Demands on location are fortunately quite little and box trees are generally low maintenance. The leaves are evergreen, dark green and leathery. Most of the time box hedge plants are (as the name suggests) grown as shrub or hedge but can also grow as a tree. The box tree family (Buxaceae) consists of 70 species worldwide. In Ancient Greece, many objects were even made from the wood of box trees. The name of the box tree is derived from the Latin term ‘buxus’ and the Ancient Greek word ‘púxos’.
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