Winter Gem Boxwood is noted for keeping its good green color through Winter (while most boxwood have a tendency to bronze which makes them look like they have severe Winter freeze damage). Winter Gem also shows good resistance to the main pests of boxwoods: 1) leaf miner, 2) psyllids, 3) mites. This boxwood variety is trouble-free, low care and with an occasional shear you can maintain the form you like. Use as a low, formal hedge or mass together for an excellent ground cover. Mature at 2 ft. to 3 ft. tall and 2 ft. to 3 ft. W. Neither deer nor rabbits will eat Winter Gem. Recommended for USDA hardiness zones 5-9. All of our hedge kit boxwoods are field grown in western Michigan's sandy loam soils, so it has a very well-developed fibrous root system. Never spent a day of it's life in a pot. So, it has never had to suffer from a pot-bound root system and there is less transplant shock and quicker adaptation when planted into a new soil type.
Each offer includes 10 bare root plants, measuring 12 to 18 inches from the tips of the roots to the top of the plant
Boxwoods are great for shearing into any shape you want
Space plants 18 in. apart for a hedge planting or 4 ft. apart for an individual planting
Can reach a mature height of 4 ft. to 6 ft. tall
Has a naturally spreading growth habit