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Plant: Dee Runk - Boxwood
Boxwood · Buxus sempervirens 'Dee Runk'
Size: 46"
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More about this plant
A narrow, conical common boxwood that grows at a medium rate to about 8 to 10 feet tall and only 2 to 3 feet wide, so it holds a strong vertical line without shearing. The glossy leathery evergreen leaves and small fragrant cream flowers in spring are those of common box. It takes full sun or partial shade in clay, loam or sand with good drainage around neutral pH and resists deer and rabbits. Clemson recommends it as a tall hedge, as a specimen for a narrow space, or as a tall accent at the end of a foundation planting.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 10 ft tall and 3 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 5a-8b
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A narrow, conical common boxwood that grows at a medium rate to about 8 to 10 feet tall and only 2 to 3 feet wide, so it holds a strong vertical line without shearing. The glossy leathery evergreen leaves and small fragrant cream flowers in spring are those of common box. It takes full sun or partial shade in clay, loam or sand with good drainage around neutral pH and resists deer and rabbits. Clemson recommends it as a tall hedge, as a specimen for a narrow space, or as a tall accent at the end of a foundation planting.
- Fruit
- Globose, 1/3 inch dehiscent capsule that matures to brown.
- Bark & stems
- New stems green, mature to brown, square in cross section.
- Light
- Morning Sun, Afternoon Sun
- Pruning
- Do not prune too early in spring or late in summer. Thinning plants annually helps light and air circulation.
- Native range
- Europe to N. Iran, N. Africa
