Buxus


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Noun1.Buxus - type genus of the Buxaceae
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
box family, Buxaceae, family Buxaceae - widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees
boxwood, box - evergreen shrubs or small trees
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| IT'S a good time to take softwood and semi-ripe cuttings - this is a great way to grow relatively expensive plants such as Buxus.
| IT'S a good time to take softwood and semi-ripe cuttings - this is a great way grow relatively expensive plants such as Buxus.
Among the plants are tamarisk, Christ's thorn, palms, Punica granatum (pomegranates), grapes, figs, olives, basil, eucalyptus, ginger, Acacia tortilis, Buxus dioica, Salvadora persica and Lawsonia inermis.
| IT'S a good time to take softwood and semi-ripe cuttings - a great way to grow expensive plants such as Buxus.
A couple of well-pruned bay trees or buxus on either side of a doorway are a timeless and classy option.
Obaga de Adraen (la Vansa i Fornols, Lleida), UTM (ED50) 378641 4681648; 1.760-1.810 m; orientacion W-NW; bosque mixto de pino albar (Pinus sylvestris) y pino negro muy abierto, con abundancia de Juniperus communis y Buxus sempervirens en el sotobosque.
Box (Buxus sempervirens) is a favourite for low hedges to enclose borders and paths.
Q Please can you inform me as to what might have caused my Buxus Ball, Box Pyramid and small conifer (all in pots) to turn brown?
Wood block (5*1*2 cm dimensions )of Parrotia persica, Juglans regia , Quercus persica and Buxus sempervirens dried at 100[degrees]C for 48 h, cooled in a desiccator, and then weighed.
Big Brother placed 11 buxus trees in the garden which they must prune into certain designs.