Box (Buxus sempervirens)

Box (Buxus sempervirens)Box (Buxus sempervirens) Uses As an evergreen, Box provides good cover for birds and other wildlife in winter, and is a useful screening plant. Its wood is very hard, polishes up well and used to be much prized; in the middle ages boxwood was used to make spice boxes and early printing blocks and it is still used for mallet heads and rulers. Box has been found at several Romano British burial sites and sprigs were thrown into coffins in some areas

Box (Buxus sempervirens)

Uses

As an evergreen, Box provides good cover for birds and other wildlife in winter, and is a useful screening plant. Its wood is very hard, polishes up well and used to be much prized; in the middle ages boxwood was used to make spice boxes and early printing blocks and it is still used for mallet heads and rulers. Box has been found at several Romano-British burial sites and sprigs were thrown into coffins in some areas even last century. During the 17th century box trees were planted in field hedges, where they were believed to be a defence against Plague.

Plants For Sale

Like all our native trees and hedging, our Box plants have UK origin and provenance. We supply them as good sized plants in 2 litre pots, in multiples of 5.

Suppliers: R.V. Roger Ltd

Your purchase of Box plants helps us support a range of charities, which are related to the products we sell.

See our planting and size guide for details and tips on planting Box.

Our Box plants are offered either bare root or pot grown (PG). The bare root plants are available for delivery from November until March. During the lifting season there may be up to two weeks delay between placing the order and dispatching, due to weather conditions or pressure of orders, which are dealt with in date sequence. Orders placed for bare root Buxus between March and October are confirmed for dispatch from November.