Buxus × 'Green Mountain'
Green Mountain Boxwood

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Green (Small green flowers; not showy)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark evergreen foliage); Bronze (Tends to develop a strong bronze cast in the winter)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Small capsules; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
5 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
3 feet
 Soil Notes:
Prefers cool, moist, well-drained soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
This small, slow growing, rounded, evergreen shrub has simple, opposite leaves 0.3-1" in length and 0.3" in width with entire margins.

Additional Information

The Green Mountain Boxwood is known for its very dense, upright pyramidal form. It grows best when placed in areas of moderate shade that are away from strong winter sun and wind. It has shallow roots and prefers moist, cool soils. Tolerates feeding by deer and rabbits.

1 Buxus × 'Green Mountain' found

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Number Accession ID Location
12018_00842*AHORT

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