The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: roundleaf 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 neat, vigorous, broadleaf evergreen shrub suspected of growing 10' tall and 9' wide in about 20 years. It has a rounded conical habit with round, slightly convex, dark green leaves. Tiny, off-white flowers are fragrant and attractive to bees as they open in spring (March/April). Reputedly has less winter bronzing than some other selections. Resistant to deer and rabbit browse. Use as a specimen or in a mass.