{"id":1514,"date":"2026-08-10T13:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/?page_id=1514"},"modified":"2026-08-10T16:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:54:18","slug":"boxwood-growing-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/boxwood-growing-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxwood Growing Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Boxwood (<em>Buxus spp.<\/em>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Boxwoods are popular evergreen landscape plants in New Jersey, often valued for their appearance in areas with formal hedging and high deer pressure. While widely used across the state, they are susceptible to a number of pests and diseases, and require proper planting and management practices to ensure their successful growth.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hardiness Zones:<\/strong> USDA Zones 5 through 7<\/li>\n<li><strong>Growing Preferences:<\/strong> Full sun to partial shade, well-draining soil, neural-to-alkaline pH<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deer Resistance:<\/strong> Highly resilient against deer pressure due to the alkaloid content in their leaves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 class=\"mceTemp\"><strong>Why Boxwoods?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Over 11 million plants are sold nationally each year\n<ul>\n<li>Valued at over $126 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Used in landscaping for about 6,000 years\n<ul>\n<li>First used in Egyptian gardens in about 4,000 BC<\/li>\n<li>The name &#8220;boxwood&#8221; is derived from the ancient Greeks<\/li>\n<li>Planted in George Washington&#8217;s Mt. 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