Justin Brouwers Dwarf Boxwood

Buxus sinica var. insularis ‘Justin Brouwers’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-8a Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub

Height at Maturity: 18-24″ depending on pruning

Width at Maturity: 18-24″ depending on pruning
Spacing: 12-18″ for hedges, 30″+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Bushy, Rounded

Growth Rate: Slow, Moderate – 3 inches a year

Flower Color: NA

Flower Size: NA

Flowering Period: NA

Flower Type: NA

Fragrant Flowers: NA

Foliage Color: Deep Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: NA

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Full Sun, Morning Sun w/Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Afternoon Sun w/Morning Shade

Water Needs: Average, lower when established

Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt (amended)

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well-Drained

Soil pH: 6.5 – 7.5 (Slightly Acid to Moderately Alkaline)

Maintenance / Care: Low, Medium if for clipped formal hedge

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances / Tolerances: Deer – more info, Drought(when established), Insect, Rabbit, Shearing

Description

The ‘Justin Brouwers’ Dwarf Boxwood is a slow to moderate growing evergreen shrub with a compact mounded form if left to grow naturally. With pruning it can be kept in a globe shape. Its exceptional sun tolerance and small deep-green leaves makes it a great substitute for the popular English Boxwood, which is known to suffer from too much sun.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing in a rounded form to 18 to 24″ tall and wide (depending on pruning), the ‘Justin Brouwers’ Dwarf Boxwood is the perfect choice for use as a low formal hedge or border edger in the landscape, or for planting under low windows or to line paths and walkways in home foundation plantings. Excellent for use in pots, planters and other containers with a diameter of 12 inches or more. A fine addition to Asian or English gardens and formal gardens. Excellent for bonsai.

Suggested Spacing: 12-18″ for hedges, 30″+ for space between plants

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Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a where this plant is not winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

‘Justin Brouwers’ Dwarf Boxwood is easy to grow when planted right, and in the right spot. It adapts to most soil types and likes full sun or part shade. It prefers a well-drained soil and will only need some water during drought or prolonged periods with no rain. As with many other plants, a constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Boxwood shrubs.

How To Plant A Boxwood Shrub

How To Fertilize And Water A Boxwood Shrub

How To Prune A Boxwood Shrub

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Delivered in A+ condition. Would buy again.—————————————–Thanks for the wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Plant arrived during early summer so it’s a bit hot here. I have it on irrigation so hopefully it will thrive. The plant arrived in good shape, well packed. I hope it continues to do well.———————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I will be purchasing again. The packaging was very nice, the soil was nice and moist and the boxwoods did not show any signs of stress (which is a plus). I planted them right away and they are doing amazing.——————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

This is the second time I have ordered from Wilson Brothers and both times my order was correct and delivered in a timely maner. Shrubs were packaged well, and arrived in good condition. My last order was two Justin Brouwers boxwoods and no complaints.—————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I received 2 justin boxwood shrubs recently from you and they were in perfect condition. I planted them right away, and they are doing wonderfully. I love how they only grow about 3 ft round and very compact, easy to care for. Thank you for taking such good care of your shrubs and for good, safe packaging. I highly recommend your company.———————————————————-Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG 🙂