Buxus mic. kor. 'Green Mountain'

Green Mountain Boxwood

Buxus 'Green Mountain'

Height: 5 feet

Spread: 3 feet

Sunlight: full sun partial shade

Hardiness Zone: 5a

Description:

A compact hybrid broadleaf evergreen with a pyramidal shape, makes a great accent hedge or garden detail plant, as it takes trimming well; very popular and one of the hardier varieties

Ornamental Features

Green Mountain Boxwood is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its decidedly oval form. It has rich green evergreen foliage. The small round leaves remain green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Green Mountain Boxwood is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a shapely oval form. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and can be pruned at anytime. It is a good choice for attracting bees to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Green Mountain Boxwood is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Mass Planting
Hedges/Screening
General Garden Use
Topiary
Container Planting