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Taxon
Buxus microphylla 'Fernwood'
Common name:
Fernwood littleleaf boxwood
Family:
Buxaceae (boxwood family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. Asia
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
A broadleaf evergreen originating from Fernwood Gardens in Michigan and unique for its large, orbicular shaped leaves, 12" long and glossy green year around. Creamy yellow flowers open late March-April, clustered in the leaf axils, sweetly fragrant and attractive to bees. Fruits are tiny, rounded, light to dark brown capsules, non-ornamental. Highly resistant to rabbit and deer browse.
Locations
1:
HOL: BJ23
(BJ23)
• Accession: D1999-0006.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
HOL: BJ23
(BJ23)
• Accession: D1999-0006.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual