Japanese Boxwood

American Holly

About Japanese Boxwood and American Holly

Japanese Boxwood

American Holly

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

1.4 Types

Buxus microphylla `Golden Triumph` Buxus microphylla Herrenhausen' Buxus microphylla `Henry Hohman Buxus microphylla `John Baldwin` Buxus microphylla var. japonica Buxus microphylla var. japonica `Faulkner`

Ilex opaca laxiflora,Ilex opaca opaca

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wild

Coastal sand dunes, moist forests, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Oval Spiny Leaves

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently

Average Water Needs, Drought Tolerant

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Cold, epilepsy, Itching, Malaria, Pneumonia

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Decoration Purposes, Used as a dyestuff, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in making tea

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Feature Plant, Foundation, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BUXUS microphylla var japonica

ILEX opaca

7.2 Common Name

Japanese box littleleaf box

Christmas Holly

7.2.1 In Hindi

Japanese Boxwood

American Holly

7.2.2 In German

Japanese Boxwood

American Holly

7.2.3 In French

Boxwood japonaise

American Holly

7.2.4 In Spanish

El boj japonés

American Holly

7.2.5 In Greek

Ιαπωνικά Πυξάρι

American Holly

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boxwood japonês

American Holly

7.2.7 In Polish

japoński Bukszpan

American Holly

7.2.8 In Latin

Boxwood Italica

American Holly

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Buxales

Celastrales

8.5 Family

Buxaceae

Aquifoliaceae

8.6 Genus

Buxus

Ilex

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

702

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Boxwood and American Holly

Wondering what are the properties of Japanese Boxwood and American Holly? We provide you with everything About Japanese Boxwood and American Holly. Japanese Boxwood doesn't have thorns and American Holly doesn't have thorns. Also Japanese Boxwood does not have fragrant flowers. Japanese Boxwood has allergic reactions like Eye irritation and Skin irritation and American Holly has allergic reactions like Eye irritation and Skin irritation. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Japanese Boxwood and American Holly and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Japanese Boxwood and American Holly

Season and care of Japanese Boxwood and American Holly is important to know. While considering everything about Japanese Boxwood and American Holly Care, growing season is an essential factor. Japanese Boxwood season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and American Holly season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Japanese Boxwood is Loam, Sand and for American Holly is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Japanese Boxwood is Acidic, Neutral and for American Holly is Acidic, Neutral.

Japanese Boxwood and American Holly Physical Information

Japanese Boxwood and American Holly physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Boxwood height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas American Holly height is 760.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Japanese Boxwood and American Holly are as follows:

Japanese Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Japanese Boxwood leaf color: Green
American Holly flower color: White
American Holly leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Japanese Boxwood and American Holly

Care of Japanese Boxwood and American Holly include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and American Holly pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Japanese Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer American Holly needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.