Dee Runk Boxwood

Dee Runk Boxwood has a moderate growth rate, typically adding 6–12 inches per year once established. While it doesn’t grow as quickly as fast-growing hedges like arborvitae, its steady pace ensures a dense, uniform form ideal for narrow hedges and vertical accents.

This manageable growth rate is one reason homeowners and landscapers love Dee Runk—it requires less frequent trimming than faster-growing shrubs while still filling in at a reliable pace. With proper care, you’ll have a lush evergreen hedge in just a few years.

For a seamless hedge or privacy screen, space Dee Runk Boxwood shrubs 2–3 feet apart on center. This close spacing allows the shrubs to grow together, forming a dense, upright evergreen wall.

If you prefer to highlight individual plants, especially in a formal entryway or walkway design, spacing them 3–4 feet apart can emphasize their slender columnar form while still providing symmetry and structure.

Yes, like most boxwoods, Dee Runk is considered deer-resistant, as its dense, aromatic foliage is typically avoided by browsing deer. This makes it an excellent choice for landscapes in areas where deer pressure damages softer-leaved shrubs such as arborvitae or hostas.

Although no plant is completely deer-proof, Dee Runk Boxwood is a strong performer in deer-prone areas, providing reliable year-round greenery and structure without constant worry about wildlife damage.

Dee Runk Boxwood is one of the most versatile evergreen shrubs thanks to its tall, narrow form. It’s often used for privacy hedges, entryway framing, walkways, foundation plantings, and vertical accents in formal or modern landscapes.

Its elegant, columnar shape allows homeowners to add height and structure in tight spaces, making it especially useful for urban or small gardens. Whether planted as a hedge or a focal point, Dee Runk offers year-round sophistication and evergreen coverage.

At maturity, Dee Runk Boxwood reaches 8–10 feet tall and 2–3 feet wide, making it one of the narrowest upright boxwoods available. This makes it the perfect evergreen for creating tall hedges or slim screens in limited spaces.

Its consistent form and compact footprint mean it fits easily into small landscapes, courtyards, and narrow borders while still offering the height and density of larger evergreens. With proper planting and care, it will maintain its refined shape for decades.

Nursery pot sizes are called gallon sizes. You’ll see one-gallon, two-gallon, etc. This can be misleading to gardeners as a one-gallon pot would lead you to believe that the pot would hold one gallon of milk. This is not the case. Gallon is just a term of reference leftover from the days of nurseries growing plants in metal containers.

• 1-gallon (#1) pot for example, can hold 3 quarts of soil yet they are still considered a 1-gallon pot.
• 2-gallon (#2) pot holds 1.5 gallons of soil
• 3-gallon (#3) pot holds 2.9 gallons of soil
• 5-gallon (#5) pot holds 4.9 gallons of soil

What you actually should be concerned with is the dimensions of the pot rather than capacity because let’s face it the size of the hole you dig is dependent on the dimensions, not the capacity.

These are approximate measurements and dimensions vary from manufacturer to manufacturer but all dimensions fall in the following specifications.

• 1 Gallon Pot - 6.5 to 7.5 inches wide by 7 to 8 inches deep
• 2 Gallon Pot - 8.5 to 9.5 inches wide by 8 to 9 inches deep
• 3 Gallon Pot - 10.5 to 11.5 inches wide by 9.5 to 10.5 inches deep
• 5 Gallon Pot - 12 to 13 inches wide by 11 to 12.5 inches deep

These are approximate measurements and they do vary from supplier to supplier.