Plant Profile: Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens'

Names

Tree Boxwood, Truetree Boxwood

  • Photo of Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens' (Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens's)

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

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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

Leaves
Dark green leaves, lustrous
Poisonous to Humans
Dogs and cats: vomiting, diarrhea; Horses: colic, diarrhea, respiratory failure, seizures
Attributes
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Good Drainage
Landscape
Problem for Cats
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses

Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens' Flowers

Buxus sempervirens 'Arborescens': Flower Description

Non-showy

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

spa
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

thermostat
5a
thermostat
5b
thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
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