Buxus microphylla var. japonica f. yakushima

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Botanical Details

Family
Buxaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Potentially harmful
Harmful if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Genus
Buxus can be evergreen shrubs or small trees, with simple, leathery, opposite leaves and clusters of small, pale yellow flowers followed by pale green to brown fruits
Name Status
Unresolved

How to Grow

Pests

May be susceptible to box tree caterpillar, box sucker, mussel scale and red spider mite

Diseases

May be susceptible to a leaf spot, box blight and, rarely, honey fungus