The Dawes Arboretum
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Buxus microphylla 'John Baldwin'
Common name:
John Baldwin littleleaf boxwood
Family:
Buxaceae (boxwood family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. Asia
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
A seedling selected by Dr. John Baldwin at the College of William and Mary and named for him after his death in 1974. It has a vertical habit with small dense, bluish green leaves. It is reputed to survive very cold winter temperatures. A 15-year-old plant is 6' high, 18" wide and is a wonderful accent or specimen plant. Highly resistant to feeding from rabbits and deer.
Links:
Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder
Locations
1:
HOL: BJ25
(BJ25)
• Accession: D1999-0169.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
HOL: BJ25
(BJ25)
• Accession: D1999-0169.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual