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Japanese Boxwood
Kwanzan Flowering Japanese Cherry
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Japanese Boxwood

Common name: Japanese Boxwood
Botanical name: Buxus microphylla japonica

Japanese Boxwood is often used as a hedge. It is compact, with small bright green leaves. It can reach 4-6' tall and wide or be kept smaller through pruninig. It can be sheared to shape. It does better in areas with milder winters. It prefers full sun and a moderate amount of water.

Kwanzan Flowering Japanese Cherry

Common name: Kwanzan Flowering Japanese Cherry
Botanical name: Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'

This vase-shaped, deciduous tree is 30' high and 20' wide, with double rosy-pink flowers in spring and wonderful fall colors of bronze-orange to orange-red.