Best Boxwood Varieties

Boxwood's are fabulous broadleaf evergreen shrubs. Their tiny green leaves in compact form keeps it's almost artificial look all year round! They can be grown to be small trees or screening. Boxwoods are hardy to USDA Zone 5 (-20°F) a few varieties may grow in USDA Zone 4 (-30°F).

1. "Green Tower" Boxwood. Upright columnar screening tree/shrub growing to 9' tall by 1'-2' wide. 

2. "Green Mountain" Boxwood grows as a shrub, but can be grown into a pyramidal shrub/dwarf tree. It grows 5' tall by 3'-4' wide.

3. "Green Velvet" Boxwood grows as a shrub, only maturing to 3' tall by 2'-3' wide. 

4. "Winter Gem" Boxwood. Grows 4'-6' tall and 3'-5' wide at maturity without pruning (natural form). It has much larger leaves than other varieties and has that more tropical look with it's bigger bushier form.