Buxus balearica
Balearic box, Minorca box, Giant box tree, Balearic boxwood
Buxus Buxus
B. balearica - B. balearica is a small, vigorous, upright, evergreen shrub or small tree with oval, glossy, bright green leaves and clusters of pale yellow-green flowers in spring.
Buxus balearica is: Evergreen
Ascending branches, Small, Upright
Ingestion may cause stomach upset. Contact may cause skin irritation.
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Green, Yellow in Spring
Dark-green in All seasons
Red spider mite (box and other) , Box sucker Red spider mite (box and other) , Box sucker
Box blights Box blights
As an informal hedge, box requires little pruning.
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Buxus balearica (Balearic box) will reach a height of 3m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
Beds and borders, Containers, Foliage only, Hedging/Screens, Instant, Mediterranean
Plant in well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Plant alone in pots or in groups.
Buxus balearica
Balearic box, Minorca box, Giant box tree, Balearic boxwood
Buxus Buxus
B. balearica - B. balearica is a small, vigorous, upright, evergreen shrub or small tree with oval, glossy, bright green leaves and clusters of pale yellow-green flowers in spring.
Evergreen
Ascending branches, Small, Upright
Ingestion may cause stomach upset. Contact may cause skin irritation.
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Green, Yellow in Spring
Dark-green in All seasons
Red spider mite (box and other) , Box sucker
As an informal hedge, box requires little pruning.
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Buxus balearica (Balearic box) will reach a height of 3m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
Beds and borders, Containers, Foliage only, Hedging/Screens, Instant, Mediterranean
Plant in well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
Buxus balearica (Balearic box)
box tree caterpillar; box tree pyralid
Cydalima perspectalis
Insect
Present (Limited)
4
4
Stakeholder organisations may be interested in monitoring spread and damage and investigate possible control measures.
Buxus balearica (Balearic box)
pink wax scale; red was scale; ruby wax scale
Ceroplastes rubens
Insect
Absent
3
3
Based on its biology and low potential impact continued action on this pest in the UK would not be considered appropriate. It is likely to be of more concern to southern Member States of the EU; as it is an economic pest of citrus.
Buxus balearica (Balearic box)
Carpenter; worm
Prionoxystus robiniae
Insect
Absent
2
3
Polyphagous North American moth pest; with wood-boring larvae. Import requirements related to other pests reduce the likelihood of introduction to the UK; but statutory action would be taken against any interceptions.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
Traveling or importing plants? Please read "Don't risk it" advice here
Suspected outbreak? Click here for contact details to report to the relevant authority.
Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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Soil types: | Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
Plant alone in pots or in groups.
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