Green Mountain Boxwood Pom Pom Topiary

Buxus x ‘Green Mountain’ (Pom Pom)

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Topiary Shrub

Height at Maturity: 4-5′

Width at Maturity: 2-3

Spacing: Use as a single specimen or two to frame an entryway

Growth Habit / Form: Pom Pom

Growth Rate: Slow

Flower Color: Cream, inconspicuous

Flower Size: Tiny

Flowering Period: Spring

Flower Type: Single

Fragrant Flowers: Yes

Foliage Color: Dark Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun

Water Needs: Average, Low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist to Somewhat Dry

Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.5

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts:

Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Heat, Insect

Description

A soft-textured Boxwood that will grow in sun or mostly shade, ‘Green Mountain’ is a cross between English Boxwood and Asian Boxwood. It was designed to look great while withstanding both cold temperatures and drought in USDA Zones 5-9. It naturally grows in a dense, pyramidal form with little if any pruning necessary, however this is the pom pom topiary form. Foliage is a deep grey-green with lighter color new growth in spring. We planted one of these on either side of the entryway to our office, where they receive morning sun with afternoon shade, and couldn’t be happier with their look and performance. Just one trimming per year is all that’s needed to maintain the pom pom form.

Landscape & Gardens Uses

Growing to about 4 to 5 feet in height and 2 to 3 feet wide, the Green Mountain Boxwood pom pom topiary is ideal for use as a focal point in small garden spaces or home foundation plantings. Two can be used to to frame an entryway. Excellent for pots, planters and other containers. A fine addition to topiary gardens, formal gardens, English gardens, and cottage gardens.

Growing Preferences

The Green Mountain Boxwood pom pom topiary is very easy to grow and requires only one trimming per year to maintain its form. It will grow in a wide range of soils but prefers a moist, well-drained loam in full sun to part shade. In our gardens, we have one growing in almost full shade under a large oak tree and it’s doing fine, though might not be quite as dense as those growing in part shade or sun. When grown in full sun the foliage takes on a bronze cast in winter.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Boxwood shrubs.

How To Plant A Boxwood Shrub

How To Fertilize And Water A Boxwood Shrub

How To Prune A Boxwood Shrub

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I was so pleased to find this pompom boxwood! It was well packed and healthy, with a lovely shape that should be perfect with a little more growth. Thank you for great service and a wonderful variety of plants!!——————————————-You’re very welcome! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the awesome review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The Pom Pom Topiary’s I ordered came quickly and packed absolutely perfectly! They are thriving and I definitely will order again from Wilson Bros Gardens!————————————————–Thanks for the kind words and awesome review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG