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Buxus sempervirens

Buxus sempervirens

Taxonomy

Kingdom
PLANTS
Family
Buxuaceae
Genus
Buxus
Species
sempervirens
Synonyms
boleráz

Habitat / Home / Areal

Evergreen bush, grows to a height of 3 to 10 m, undemanding, the crown is widely ovoid with many straight stems

Botanical description

Habitus: dense crown, multi-stemmed

Leaf: shiny leaves, round, ovoid, 2 cm to 4 cm long 

Fruit:  capsule, widely ovoid, brown, which is terminated by 2 mm long spiny remains of 2-seeded heads

Growth conditions / Cultivation / Care

It does not tolerate frost, tolerates dry and high temperatures

Use / Function and landscape

  • suitable for shaping
  • ornamental tree in parks, gardeng, hedges
  • planting in containers

Special use

Around 600 species

Reproduction

By one-year cuttings, the seed is oblong-ovoid, triangular, the seeds are black and shiny, they ripen from August to September

Varieties

Arborescens L., B. “Suffruticosa”, B.s. ”Argenteo-variegata”, B.s. “Aureo-variegata”

Diseases and pests

Ore moth (destroys leaves), ore caterpillar (death of the whole plant), ore scale (twisting of leaves), mites