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Bodinier's Boxwood

Buxus bodinieri

Buxaceae · broadleaf · introduced

Quick Facts

Height
12–15 ft
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Hardiness
Zone Zones 7a–8b
Origin
China

Diseases (8)

Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot
Various fungi (Phyllosticta spp., Septoria spp., Cercospo... Leaf Spot
Cytospora spp. (synonyms: Leucostoma, Valsa) Canker
Box Blight
Black Root Rot
Boxwood blight Boxwood Blight
Phytophthora cinnamomi Phytophthora Root and Crown Rot
Pseudonectria buxi Volutella Leaf and Stem Blight (Canker)

Pests (6)

Eurytetranychus buxi Boxwood Mite
Boxwood psyllid
Boxwood leafminer
Boxwood spider mite
Scale insect
Nuculaspis californica Scale

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