Wintergreen Boxwood, Winter Gem, Green Beauty green foliage potted for home entrances and can be used for hedges and garden borders

Close up of Winter Boxwood broad-leaf foliage for sale on Garden Good Direct

Winter Boxwood shrub with bright and dark green broad-leaf foliage used for home landscaping

Buxus microphylla, Wintergreen Boxwood, Korean Boxwood shrub with bright green new growth

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Wintergreen Boxwood Shrubs

Buxus sinica var. japonica 'Wintergreen'

Wintergreen boxwood is an extremely cold hardy Boxwood. It can be used in a casual or formal landscape. This evergreen shrub is deer resistant and looks great in decorative pots.

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Growzone: 5-8

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Size	Price	Quantity
1 Gallon Pot	$25.95
PRE-ORDER: 1 Gallon Pot	$25.95
3 Gallon Pot	$53.95

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Soil Soaker Hose 50 Feet Long	$42.95

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Wintergreen Boxwood Shrubs for Sale Online

Wintergreen Boxwood Shrubs (Buxus microphylla var. koreana 'Wintergreen'), also known as Winter Green Boxwood, is named appropriately. Even during the harshest of winters, this evergreen shrub holds its vivid green color. Other boxwoods tend to brown out or turn bronze color but not this jewel of a boxwood. This Korean boxwood cultivar is one of the best and well-known varieties of boxwood today, selected for its cold hardiness and ease of care.

The finely-textured, oval evergreen leaves are thick and dark green. They'll stay on the plant all winter long. New foliage in early spring is soft, and a brilliant light green which creates a two-tone effect. Wintergreen boxwood lends itself to adding a sense of permanence in the landscape especially during the dormant period when other plants have lost their leaves and left you with nothing but bare branches.

Perhaps one of the best things about this durable plant is its adaptability to a variety of growing conditions. It will take full sun or partial shade across a wide range of hardiness zones. They appreciate dappled or part shade protection from the hot afternoon sun in the warmer growing zones. It is relatively pest and disease resistant. If planted in an area that stays constantly wet, it can occasionally develop root rot so be sure to site it in a well-drained situation. They have a nice, fibrous root system and transplant easily if you change your mind and need to move these. In fact, having moved many boxwoods, even some very old specimens, few plants are easier to move about the landscape.

This low maintenance boxwood maintains an upright form with little to no pruning. It is perfect for use en masse, as a foundation plant, a formal hedge, as an accent or specimen. Boxwoods also do well in containers on the patio or porch or pruned into various topiary shapes. Just choose your desired shape and start pruning.

If a low hedge is needed in your landscape then once again this is the plant for you. boxwoods have been used for centuries to line walkways and frame entrances when placed in pots. In more recent years they have become the gold standard for lining driveways when just a low growing hedge is needed.

They can be planted in groups of three or five in the mixed border or simply planted singly to draw one's eye to a focal point. Once you start to use these you will find so many uses for them in the landscape.

Growing Zone:	5-8
Mature Height:	4 to 5 feet; less if trimmed
Mature Width:	4 to 5 feet; less if trimmed
Classification:	Evergreen shrub
Sunlight:	Partial to full sun
Habit:	Evergreen, dense foliage
Flower Color:	Inconspicuous
Foliage:	New growth emerges bright green changing to dark green
Soil Condition:	Any well drained soil
Water Requirements:	Water well until established

This Plants Growzone: 5-8

Wintergreen Boxwood Shrubs Hardiness Zone

How to Care for Wintergreen Boxwood Shrubs

Before you buy Wintergreen Boxwood Shrubs, make sure to read about the care instructions that are required and recommended to keep this plant healthy and thriving.

How do I plant Wintergreen Boxwoods?

We suggest when planting your newly purchased Wintergreen Boxwood plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep.A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil.

They prefer evenly moist, well-drained soils, but once established they can tolerate just about any kind of soil. They are even fairly drought tolerant once established. Wintergreens seem to thrive on neglect so if your the type of gardener who likes to "set it and forget it" this is a great option for you.

How do I water Wintergreen Boxwood?

After planting the Wintergreen Boxwood, give it a slow, deep watering. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks. Gator bag Jr. can be used to help aid in this process and also provide plants with a good soaking due to the slow release of the water into the root-zone of the plant. Soaker Hoses can also be used to water when planting a long hedge.

How do I fertilize Wintergreen Boxwood?

Plants such as Wintergreen Boxwood grow best if they are fertilized once in the spring and again in early summer. Boxwood Wintergreen favors nutrient rich soil and ample fertilization. Wintergreen Boxwood benefits from an fertilizer which can help raise the acid level of the soil such as Holly-Tone by Espoma. When selecting a fertilizer for your Wintergreen Boxwood, if soil Ph is not an issue a simple balanced fertilizer can be used such as Tree-tone. Espoma products are easy to use, just sprinkle around the base of the plant and water it in. Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended rates. Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid sucker growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects.

What type of mulch should I use on a Wintergreen Boxwood?

We highly recommend that you mulch your Wintergreen Boxwood with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide better nutrition overall as they breakdown. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with mulch. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or trunk of the plant.

Frequently Asked questions

How do I prune Wintergreen Boxwood?

To maintain Wintergreen Boxwood in its most natural shape, thinning is the most appropriate way to prune for an informal look. To thin, prune selected branches throughout the shrub to the main trunk, to a lateral branch or to a lateral bud. The older and diseased branches can be pruned to the ground. This method of pruning allows the center of the boxwood to receive light and air, improving the health of the shrub.

Boxwoods have a tendency to become very dense, especially if it has not been sheared for a long period of time. This not only can cause fungal diseases, but also causes the leaves to grow just on the edges of the shrub. The inside of the boxwood then turns brown where leaves have died due to a lack of light.

Thinning allows the leaves to grow along the entire branch, not just the tips, resulting in a fuller look. Thinning can be done any time of the year except about six weeks before the first frost. The best time to thin would be mid to late February before new growth starts. his takes advantage of the first flush of growth, which is the best growth of the year. If a formal look is desired, prune with shearing or hedge clippers in a pyramidal shape with the narrowest part of the bush at the top, tapering to a wider base. This shape will allow adequate light to reach the lower part of the shrub so the foliage will remain full all the way to the ground.

To prune Boxwood Wintergreen as a hedge, begin pruning when the shrub is young. Pruning early causes the shrub to become thicker at the bottom rather than being thin or open at the base. Once it is dense enough at the base, pruning can be eased, so to not cause death of the center leaves.

When shearing, trim in one direction and then go back and trim the opposite way so that its top line is smooth and has no dips. When using boxwood as a topiary or bonsai, pruning may be done several times a year as needed, although late summer or fall would stimulate new growth that would be susceptible to winter injury. Do not hard prune any area where you want to achieve leaf growth, as they may not respond for a few years. Just leave stubs or stripped branches until buds have formed where you want them and have made several sets of leaves. Buds that are unwanted can be rubbed off. Watering well and misting the wood frequently can help boxwood bud more quickly.

At times, very old and misshapen boxwoods are going to need rejuvenation. Renewal or rejuvenation pruning of shrubs usually involves severe pruning. However, boxwoods often do not respond well to this. It may take several years for them to recover, if they survive at all. If renewal pruning is to be tried, it should be done in late winter or early spring, over a period of several years. Some experts say you should remove a third of the large branches each year over three years. Another method is to prune over a two-year period. Branches would be cut on one side of the plant the first year, followed by the other half the second year. Follow any hard pruning and shaping of boxwoods with a dose of fertilizer and a light layer of mulch.