(Download) Tall Boxwood Hedges

Japanese boxwood buxus shrub live evergreen hedge plant with green deer resistant foliage.

Tall boxwood hedges. The 5 best hedges 1. Wintergreen boxwood shrub plant. The variegated english boxwood variety forms a 5 to 8 foot tall shrub with an equal spread. Boxwood baby gem live shrub plant glossy green foliage. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 8 again depending on the cultivar mature common boxwood plants can reach a maximum average height of around 20 feet. Its leaves are oval forest green above. 20 best boxwood shrubs to plant in your garden dwarf or low growing boxwoods.

Starting with american boxwood perhaps the most common boxwood in the u s. Some of them can grow up to 20 feet as well. Emerald green arborvitae thuja occidentalis smaragd for a fast growing column shaped shrub that creates privacy. You can also let it grow tall to provide a screen or to create a maze. Introduced to america in 1652 boxwood shrubs have been gracing gardens since colonial times. Please choose a rating. Its ability to withstand frequent shearing and shaping into perfect geometric forms makes this evergreen hedge plant a popular border plant.

These shrubs thrive in usda zones 5 through 9 and produce compact dark green leaves that have a. Red tipped photinia photinia x fraseri. This japanese boxwood is a fast grower and resists boxwood blight as well as winter. Some varieties grow to 20 feet tall. Also known as common boxwood american boxwood can grow up to 10 feet in height. The varieties are largely based on leaf size and growth which can range from one foot tall to twenty. Boxwood sets the standard for formal clipped hedges.

Wintergreen boxwood live shrub plant glossy dark green foliage. Southern living plant collection 2 5 qt. This tall shrub grows to some 15 or even 20 feet tall and 10 to 15 feet wide. More commonly however they grow to a height of between 10 and 15 feet. Dwarf english boxwood buxus sempervirens suffruticosa this formal garden icon lined the front walk of my. It s also suited for dense low hedges.