5 Foot Boxwood

The green mountain boxwood can be planted in a row to form a hedge anything between 2 and 5 feet tall perfect for sub dividing your garden into garden rooms for multiple functions.

5 foot boxwood. The variegated english boxwood variety forms a 5 to 8 foot tall shrub with an equal spread. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 8. It generally thrives in u s. The leaves are usually round or lanceolate in shape with hard like leather texture boasting 1 5 to 5 cm length and 0 3 to 2 5 cm width.

Benefits of boxwood shrubs. The poster child for traditional formal gardens boxwood has seen its ups and downs in popularity over the years but it always seems to bounce back. Boxwood can be tall up to 20 feet or small depending on the variety. Koreana this plant has glossy variegated foliage with lime edges that become golden in late summer.

Northstar buxus sempervirens north star this boxwood has a dense globe like form good winter color and good resistance to boxwood blight. These small trees are able to shoot up to 2 to 12 m tall. These shrubs thrive in usda zones 5 through 9 and produce compact dark green leaves that have a. 5 to 9 wedding ring buxus microphylla var.

For both formal and informal gardens these slow growing shrubs are used. As well it clips easily into upright cones or pyramids bringing height and strength to the arrangement of your garden. The green velvet boxwood reaches between 4 and 6 feet and requires minimal pruning. Because boxwoods are easy to manipulate and maintain into so many different shapes and sizes they can always find a home in formal settings.

Boxwoods happen to be the most popular landscape bush.