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   North Star   Buxus 'Katerberg'  ppaf, cbraf
                                                

 

A superb new hardy boxwood with a dense globe shape that requires little if any pruning.

Use it as a low mounded specimen or use it  form a low, dense, thick hedge. Either way you won't have to do much pruning to get a full, dense plant.

North Star™ boxwood has shiny dark leaves that maintain good winter color.

Developed By Gary Katerburg of Evergreen Nursery in Michigan.  

 

 

Why it's Better: Boxwood is a plant used for structure and formality in the garden and is also used to make low growing hedges. To perform this function the ideal boxwood should be hardy and dense. North Starboxwood delivers on both account and it also has very dark foliage making it especially attractive. It is a real stand out in our Boxwood trials.

Hardiness:  USDA Zone 5

Bloom: Not available

Foliage:  Shiny, dark green.  Good winter color

Size: 2-3 feet tall and wide 

Exposure:  Sun or shade

Soil:  Moist, well drained

Breeder:  Selected by Gary Katerberg of Evergreen Nursery, Michigan

This new variety of boxwood is a cold hardy, dense globe that requires little if any pruning to form a low, dense, thick hedge.

Shiny dark green leaves maintain good winter color.

Use NORTH STAR Boxwood is a low-growing hedge, or even to create the borders of a formal herb garden.  It’s a beautiful evergreen that will provide four seasons of enjoyment in the landscape.

Sources  

Available: Currently available through Garden Crossings and at better garden centers. Garden Centers can book finished plants from a Proven Winner ColorChoice Gold Key Grower. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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