The Dawes Arboretum
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Buxus sempervirens 'Berlin'
Common name:
Berlin common boxwood
Family:
Buxaceae (boxwood family)
Distribution:
Species native to Europe, n. Africa and w. Asia
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
A broadly upright evergreen shrub that at 30 years old could be 10' tall and 12' wide. Doubtful will reach this size 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.
Links:
RHS Horticultural Database
Locations
1:
HOL: BH26
(BH26)
• Accession: D2003-0356.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual