Common English Boxwood Tree Seeds
(Buxus sempervirens)
Considered to be One of the Most Commonly Grown Evergreen Landscape Shrubs in the World. Growing Boxwood in your Home Landscape Allows you to Create a Formal Hedge, a Matching Border, or a Pair of Boxwood Plants to Balance an Entryway. Boxwoods may Also be Planted as Focal Points or Foundation Plantings. The Boxwood was First used in Egypt in 4000 BC. The Egyptians Planted the Boxwood in their Gardens and Trimmed them into Formal Hedges. Other Cultures have Used it to Make Woodcuts and Precision Instruments.
Boxwood prefers well draining loamy soil (although it will thrive in most any well draining soil), in a full-sun to part-shade location, preferably in an area somewhat sheltered from winds. Their roots are shallow, so the soil must be protected from the heat. Maintain a layer of organic garden mulch, 3 inches thick, around each plant. Start mulching 2 inches out from the trunk—as a general rule, it is bad to mulch right up against the trunk of a bush or tree, because it invites pests and diseases—and work your way about one foot outwards, around the whole circumference, space permitting. Boxwoods will take full sun to partial shade, but planting them in an area bathed in dappled shade for the hottest part of the afternoon is preferable.
Boxwood Germination:
1) Sand the seed shells with sandpaper to scarify, and soak them for 24 hours in warm water.
2) Place inside of a zip lock bag filled with moist peat moss or vermiculite. Then place inside of the fridge for 60 days to cold stratify. Periodically check to ensure they don’t dry out, but mist with a sprayer as to not keep them wet. Just moist.
3) Plant no more than 1/8″ inch deep in well mixed and well draining seed starting mix.
4) Use a heated propagator to keep the soil at 75 degrees F.
5) Boxwood germination is erratic and patience is required. Expect some to germinate within 3-4 weeks, while others can take up to 3 months, so never throw out any that don’t germinate quickly.
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