Bodinier's Boxwood
Buxus bodinieri
Buxaceae · broadleaf evergreen shrub · introduced
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Plant Profile
Size & Form
Height
12–15 ft
Site Requirements
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Hardiness
Zones 7a–8b
Ornamental Interest
Origin
China
Watch for this season
Boxwood leafminerHigh
Adult Emergence
Scale insectHigh
Crawler Emergence
Phytophthora Root RotModerate
Growing Season Stress Expression
Diseases: Regionally Documented (7)
Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Symptom category — not a single disease Canker Calonectria pseudonaviculata Box Blight Thielaviopsis basicola Black Root Rot Calonectria pseudonaviculata (syn. Cylindrocladium pseudo... Boxwood Blight Pseudonectria buxi Volutella Leaf and Stem Blight (Canker)
Pests: Regionally Documented (5)
Data Maturity Structured Multiple sources. Expert review underway.