Can you keep a winter Gem boxwood small?

Yes. Winter Gem boxwoods can be kept smaller than their mature size if you desire to do so. With the proper and regular pruing you can keep these boxwoods between 1.5-2 feet tall year round.

Winter Gem Boxwood Shrub

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Our ‘Winter Gem’ Boxwood is a versatile and easy-going evergreen. Perfect for creating that classical garden feel. It can also be used to create a clean and contemporary look.

Boxwood ‘Winter Gem’ is a small, evergreen shrub that is reasonably cold-hardy. It is often used in formal plantings–think sweeping lines in a landscape–or as short hedges. You may have seen this boxwood planted as a border along a sidewalk or used to separate a patio or porch from the rest of the yard.

A slow grower, Winter Boxwood Gem is an excellent choice for smaller spaces where a large shrub would eventually outgrow its spot and its welcome. Winter Gem’s more diminutive stature and slow growth habit mean it will not grow tall and cast shade on the rest of your garden bed. The winter gem boxwood growth rate is less than 1 foot per year.

The Winter Gem Korean Boxwood is attractive all year long. However, new growth in spring is a vibrant light lime color and provides excellent contrast with the older, darker foliage.

‘Winter Gem’ is great for landscape design. The best use for ‘Winter Gem’ is providing visual separation between patios, decks, or play areas. A well-trimmed short wall of ‘Winter Gem’ can transform an outdoor space from uninspired to organized and purposeful.

Topiary, anyone? These boxwoods are also great for growing in a container and trimming into a pyramid, cylinder, or ball shape. Shaped boxwoods in containers are often used to flank a doorway or gate.

Dress up a boring backyard and add some year-round class to your property with ‘Winter Gem’.

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Botanical Name

Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Winter Gem'

Sunlight
Full Sun / Partial Shade

Flower Color
Creamy yellow

Foliage Color
Light green

Mature Width
3 ft

Mature Height
3-4 ft

Growing Zones 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

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FAQs for Winter Gem Boxwood Shrub

The Winter Gem Boxwood is loved for being a classic hedge plant. They will grow between 3 to 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide when they reach full maturity.

Like most boxwoods the Winter Gem boxwoods are very slow growers. They will become 4 to 6 feet tall and wide but they will take awhile to reach it. The Winter Gem boxwood growsless than 6 inches per year.

The biggest difference between the Winter Gem and Wintergreen Boxwoods are their sun tolerances. The Winter Gem thrive full sun and part shade areas. The Wintergreen Boxwoods prefer more shaded areas to thrive.

You should plant the Winter Gem Boxwoods 1 to 2 feet apart to create a tight hedge or would like a low privacy border. They have a 3 foot spread at maturity so they will creat the border you want for your home or walkway.

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