Buxus Microphylla Bonsai

All plant parts are poisonous.
Buxus microphylla bonsai. The flowers are greenish yellow and attract bees. Japonica kingsville dwarf boxwood bonsai height base to apex trunk caliper flower outdoor zones pot shipping weight more sizes available call now for information 1 704 545 9058 click here for information on how to grow buxus microphylla var. A great indoor bonsai tree recommended by the brooklyn botanical gardens. The two buxus species that are commonly seen as bonsai are buxus microphylla japanese box and buxus sempervirens common box.
Japanese box being less vigorous and slower growing than common box. The main difference between the two species is their vigour. Commonly spelled nia the botanical name is neea. Buxus microphylla bonsai care about the kingsville boxwood bonsai tree the kingsville boxwood is a japanese treasure with the smallest leaves of all of the boxwood s.
Neea buxifolia is a versatile tree native to puerto rico. Most cultivars sold in commerce today mature over time to 3 4 tall. It has the smallest leaf of all boxwoods which is why it is sought after for bonsai. It is a slow grower with densely allocated foliage allowing plenty of time to create a linear topiary or spherical shape by shearing or clipping.
Tiny rounded leathery elliptic to obovate medium green leaves 1 3 to 1 long with blunt tips are evergreen. More often than not they are planted side by side to create a formal garden structure. There are more than 70 boxwood species but the european common boxwood buxus sempervirens and the chinese boxwood buxus harlandii are the ones most often styled as bonsai. Compacta kingsville dwarf boxwood and similar cultivars are frequently used for bonsai.
It will work wonderful indoors or out depending on where you live and will maintain its size for years as it s a pretty slow grower. Japanese kingsville boxwood bonsai tree variegated buxus microphylla compacta 99 95 125 00 you save 25 05 in stock. The cultivar faulkner 1 metre 3 3 ft tall by 1 5 metres 4 9 ft broad has gained the royal horticultural society s award of garden merit. The two buxus species that are commonly seen as bonsai are buxus microphylla japanese box and buxus sempervirens common box.
Buxus microphylla japonica is perhaps the most popular shrub for low hedging. In nature the boxwood often grows with twisted trunks and branches. It is a member of the bouganvillea family with leaves about one quarter inch long and oblong with a. Outwardly both of these species are very similar.
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