Buxus sempervirens

Size: 5-10’ Tall and Wide
Growth Habit: Rounded, Broad
Growth Rate: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full Sun to part sun
Soil Requirements: Moist well drained soils
Appeal: The Common or American Boxwood naturally grows in a large rounded shrubby form but can be pruned to shape if desired. Common Boxwood has small evergreen leaves. Evergreen foliage can bronze in harsh winters but will turn green again in spring. This is a low maintenance shrub but is more susceptible to boxwood blight, leaf minor, mites, and psyllids than other boxwood cultivars.