The Dawes Arboretum
The Dawes Arboretum
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Taxon
Buxus microphylla 'File Leaf'
Common name:
File Leaf littleleaf boxwood
Family:
Buxaceae (boxwood family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. Asia
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
A dense, broadleaf evergreen shrub. Size may vary in central Ohio. Off-white flowers are tiny, fragrant and attractive to bees as they open in spring (March/April). Glossy leaves are medium-green in color. Winter foliage varies with exposure from dark green to bronze yellow-green. Resistant to deer and rabbit browsing. Use as a specimen or in a mass.
Locations
1:
JPG: BB20
(BB20)
• Accession: D2004-0660.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual