Buxus sempervirens
Common box · also European box, Boxwood, Common boxwood
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Buxus sempervirens is a multi-trunked shrub to small tree with dense, fine evergreen foliage. It is known for responding well to pruning, making it suitable for formal hedges and topiaries. While cold and drought hardy, it requires protection from strong winds and direct winter sunlight and is vulnerable to boxwood blight.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2100.02%—1.5 in
- 1940.01%——
- 1540.07%—5.0 in
- 300.03%5.7 yr11 in
- 70.01%—1.9 in
- 60.00%—4.7 in
- 30.00%—2.0 in
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%——
- 10.01%——
Traits
- Form
- Multi-trunk
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 15 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.0 in, mean 4.0 in, 90th percentile 8.2 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Balkan mixed forests
- Caucasus mixed forests
- Central European mixed forests
- Western European broadleaf forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Northern Anatolian conifer and deciduous forests
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands
- Kuh Rud and Eastern Iran montane woodlands
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Northeast Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests
Other Buxus in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
