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Buxus sempervirens
Common Box Bush
Root Ball
£311.94–£539.70
Pallet delivery within 2 weeks (Nov–Mar)
Includes FREE Plant Food
Includes FREE Plant Food
Buxus sempervirens is the classic plant for low formal hedges, parterres and knot gardens. Its small, glossy dark green leaves clip to a crisp finish and it holds its shape all year.
These are bushy, field-grown plants. Box can suffer from box blight and box tree caterpillar, so we recommend a preventative feeding and care programme from our Box care range.
- Evergreen
- Growth: slow
- Ideal hedge height: 30cm–1m
- Position: sun or part shade
- Soil: any well-drained soil, including chalk
Sizes and packs
| Height | Plants per pack | Plants per metre* | Hedge per pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40-50cm | 30 | 5 | 6.0m |
| 50-60cm | 15 | 5 | 3.0m |
| 60-80cm | 10 | 4 | 2.5m |
| 80-100cm | 6 | 3 | 2.0m |
*Single row. Heights exclude the root ball. Plants are sold in packs; add more packs if you need more plants.
About root ball plants
These are field-grown plants, lifted with their soil and wrapped in hessian during the dormant season (roughly November to March). Root balls give you a bigger plant for your money than pot-grown stock and establish well when planted promptly.
Delivery
Lifted to order at the nursery and delivered on a pallet, usually within 2 weeks. One pallet delivery charge per order, however many plants you buy.
Planting
- Plant within a few days of delivery. Until then, keep the root balls moist and sheltered, and don't let them dry out or freeze.
- Dig a hole or trench twice the width of the root ball and the same depth.
- Loosen the hessian at the top but leave it in place; it rots down in the soil.
- Firm in well and water thoroughly. Keep watering through the first spring and summer, especially in dry spells.
Photos show plants from the current batch at the nursery.
Description
Buxus sempervirens is the classic plant for low formal hedges, parterres and knot gardens. Its small, glossy dark green leaves clip to a crisp finish and it holds its shape all year.
These are bushy, field-grown plants. Box can suffer from box blight and box tree caterpillar, so we recommend a preventative feeding and care programme from our Box care range.
- Evergreen
- Growth: slow
- Ideal hedge height: 30cm–1m
- Position: sun or part shade
- Soil: any well-drained soil, including chalk
Sizes and packs
| Height | Plants per pack | Plants per metre* | Hedge per pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40-50cm | 30 | 5 | 6.0m |
| 50-60cm | 15 | 5 | 3.0m |
| 60-80cm | 10 | 4 | 2.5m |
| 80-100cm | 6 | 3 | 2.0m |
*Single row. Heights exclude the root ball. Plants are sold in packs; add more packs if you need more plants.
About root ball plants
These are field-grown plants, lifted with their soil and wrapped in hessian during the dormant season (roughly November to March). Root balls give you a bigger plant for your money than pot-grown stock and establish well when planted promptly.
Delivery
Lifted to order at the nursery and delivered on a pallet, usually within 2 weeks. One pallet delivery charge per order, however many plants you buy.
Planting
- Plant within a few days of delivery. Until then, keep the root balls moist and sheltered, and don't let them dry out or freeze.
- Dig a hole or trench twice the width of the root ball and the same depth.
- Loosen the hessian at the top but leave it in place; it rots down in the soil.
- Firm in well and water thoroughly. Keep watering through the first spring and summer, especially in dry spells.
Photos show plants from the current batch at the nursery.
