The Dawes Arboretum
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Taxon
Buxus sempervirens 'Zehrung'
Common name:
Zehrung 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 broadleaf evergreen shrub forming a broad columnar specimen 3-4' tall after several years. Off-white flowers open in early spring, are strongly fragrant and attract bees in large numbers. Winter foliage varies from deep green to bronze yellow-green. Is virtually immune to animal browsing. Fine specimen due to tolerance to heavy shearing, also functions well as screens and hedges.
Locations
1:
HOL: BH27
(BH27)
• Accession: D1998-0430.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
HOL: BH27
(BH27)
• Accession: D1998-0430.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual