Lots of Negative posts on Harland Boxwoods - but the flowers are awesome

[Bonsai_hope]

I just made a trip to Northern Georgia to buy some trees. I came home with a Buxus harlandii which wasn’t even on my list. There have been a lot of negative reactions to Harland Boxwoods on other posts. But the flowers on this tree screamed “take me home too.” Other than the opinion that they are only suited for zones 7-9 I can’t imagine why anyone wouldn’t want one. (A while back the head arborist at the Barnes Arboratum in Philadelphia told me it was his opinion that if treated properly and hardened correctly any tree would grow in any climate. As proof of this they had a Monkey Puzzle Tree which should not be growing in Philadelphia.)

 

[Gabler]

The monkey puzzle tree is hardy in zones seven through ten. I'm not sure what that proves.

 

[jszg]

Hardy in the ground in zone 7: big difference from in a shallow ceramic pot. I've always wanted a harlandii though, and yours has a nice show.

Incidentally it does seem like z 7 through 8 is the dividing line for growing the more robust subtropical: passionflower, some jasmines, Sabal spp. and Trachycarpus, (and to my surprise!) the new generation gardenia hybrids can all do well in-ground in 7b or 8a. But that might just be a bias from living in zone 7b for so long.

 

[canoeguide]

I'm a sucker for the bark of harlandii, but I've avoided acquiring any due to being zone 6. Some barberry have similar bark, and are more cold hardy.

 

[rockm]

Fwiw This regular old boxwood blooms every spring.