Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Flower Description
Non-showy
Plant Profile: Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens'
Names
Tree Boxwood, Truetree Boxwood
Phonetic Spelling:BUK-sus sem-per-VEE-renz
Genus:Buxus
Species:sempervirens
Family:Buxaceae
This plant is ideal for expansive spaces; it adapts effectively to shearing and its more open growth pattern allows for training into a tree form. It has a moderate growth rate.
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Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens' Feature Summary
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens' Image Gallery
Tags
#evergreen
#full sun tolerant
#screening
#partial shade tolerant
#problem for cats
#problem for dogs
#problem for horses
#shearing
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Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens' Feature Summary
Flowers
Non-showy
Spring
Leaves
Dark green leaves, lustrous
Green
Simple
Opposite
Poisonous to Humans
Dogs and cats: vomiting, diarrhea; Horses: colic, diarrhea, respiratory failure, seizures
Alkaloids
Attributes
Woody
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Good Drainage
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
Stem
Landscape
Problem for Cats
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens' Image Gallery
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens' Flowers
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens' Leaves
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Leaf Description
Dark green leaves, lustrous
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Leaf Color
Green
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Hairs Present
No
Yes
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens' Poisonous to Humans
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Poison Symptoms
Dogs and cats: vomiting, diarrhea; Horses: colic, diarrhea, respiratory failure, seizures
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Poison Toxic Principle
Alkaloids
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Poison Severity
High
Low
Medium
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Causes Contact Dermatitis
No
Yes
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens' Attributes
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens' Whole Plant Traits
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens' Cultural Conditions
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens' Stem
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens' Landscape
Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Problems
Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy
