The Formal Standard
Japanese Boxwood.
Buxus microphylla var. japonica — The Southern California boxwood that keeps its cool.
Heat tolerantShears crispUniform stock
The workhorse of formal Southern California gardens — bright, fine-leafed green that takes our summer heat far better than its European cousins and shears into crisp boxes, ribbons, and low walls.
- Growth rate
- 3–6 in per year
- Container sizes
- 1 gal – 15 gal
- Exposure
- Sun to part shade
- Hardiness
- USDA Zones 6–9
- Border spacing
- 12–18 in on center
- Typical clipped height
- 1–4 ft
Wholesale pricing, quoted same-day.Prices move with size and availability — call with your quantities.
Pairs well with.
same-day quotes, straight from the field
Tag your trees in the field.
Visit the nursery in Pacoima — we will walk the rows and tag your exact specimens.