75+ Dwarf Yaupon Holly Vs Boxwood

Japanese holly ilex crenata and dwarf yaupon holly ilex vomitoria nana and similar cultivars are favorite broadleaf evergreen shrubs for foundation beds throughout the south. As compared to 18 99 for 2 5 gallon boxwood.

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And yes it definitely is a shrub even though we see it used most commonly as a small accenting tree. Though not edible they can be an interest in the garden and add color late in the season. This is an evergreen non prickly 4 by 4 hedge or open form shrub. Pick the proper locations for your boxwood and holly shrubs.

Yaupon holly is texas star native shrub. The small leaves are dark green on the top and light green on the underside. The leaves of holly usually are slightly darker green and shinier than those of boxwood. Yaupon holly is native to the south but there are also several cultivars offering a variety of forms from attractive dwarf types that resemble boxwood to large upright or weeping forms read more about weeping yaupon holly here.

It would have taken a brave and most likely foolhardy designer to have planted traditional dwarf english boxwood as the foundation of this parterre garden. While boxwood leaves always have smooth edges holly leaves even the small oval ones sometimes have tiny scallops along the edge. Boxwoods usually grow no larger than 8 feet tall and wide and some are much smaller depending on the species. Department of agriculture hardiness zones of 6 through 8 in sandy loam.

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