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Buxus Microphylla 'Roy Lancaster' and the Plant-Avail­ Occurred About 1653 at Sylvester Able Commercially Under the Name Buxus Harlandii u ~ ULLETIN The journal of the American Boxwood Society devoted to our oldest garden ornamental Vol. 55 No.2 Winter 2016 The American Boxwood Socilt"t] The American Boxwood Society is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1961 and devoted to the appreciation, scientific understanding and propagation of Buxus. Visit our website at: www.boxwoodsociety.org OFFICERS MEMBERSHIP President: Annual membership from May. Dues paid after Jan. 1 to Mr. Hugh Crump Camerron, C April 30 are applied to the upcoming May membership. Dues First Vice-President: paid after May 1 receive partial year with no credit. Members M r. Ben nett Saunders Piney River, VA outside the U.S. add US $15 to any membership category. Second Vice-President: IndividuaL ..... ... ... $50 Sustaining . ... ... .. $150 M r. Charl es Fooks Sa li sbury, M 0 Family . .. ..... .. .... $75 Life. .. $1,500 Secretary: Ms. Laurie McMinn Madison Heights, VA Contributing .. .. .. $100 International Registrar: Mr. Lynn Batdorf Bethesda, M 0 CONTRIBUTIONS Monetary gifts to the Societ y a re tax d eductible a nd m ay be DIRECTORS appli ed to: Mrs. Joan Butler (Life) Wi nchester, VA General Operations Publications Fund Mr. Walter Carell , Jr. (2016) C hestertown, MD Memorial Garden Fund Research Programs Dr. Bernard C ross (2 015) Waterford, VA HOW TO CONTACT US Mrs. Helen H echt (2 015) Westminister, MD For ordering publications, membership information, Dr. Edward M. Kelly (2017) Taneytown, MD address cha nge, contributions, questions, or submitting Mr. John Lockwood Makar (2016) Atlanta, GA an a rticle, please email or w rite: Ms. Laurie McMinn (2016) M adison H eights, VA Mr. Ron Williams (2015) Fishers, IN [email protected] Mr. Barrett Wilson (2 01 7) Kennett Square, PA American Boxwood Society Elizabeth Wislar (2018) Princeton, NJ P.O. Box 85 John Boyd III (2018) Roanoke, VA Boyce, VA 22620-0085 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mrs. Tooti e C. Rinker Stephens C it y, VA IN THIS ISSUE: PUBLICATIONS Non-member Member Treis - Karden; Buxus in the Wild, Part 2 ......... 3 Boxwood: An IlLustrated Encyclopedia US$140 $125 Boxus in Free Nature, Parr 4 ................... 5 Boxwood Handbook (3 rd Edition) $ 35 $ 27 Boxus MicrophylLa 'Kingsville Dwarf' vs. 'Compacta' . 7 Int'l Registration of Cultivated Bu xus $ 5 Back Issues of The Boxwood Bulletin (each) $ 10 In Memorium ............................... 9 The Boxwood Bulletin Index 1961-1986 $ 10 2016 Symposium ........... ............ ..... 10 The Boxwood Bulletin Index 1986-1991 $ 5 European Boxwood Society - France Invites You .... 10 The Boxwood Bulletin Index 1991-1996 $ 5 The Question Box ........................... 11 H andling, first class postage and applicabl e taxes are includ­ ed in the price for domestic orders. Postage for international Be part of The BoxlVoof/ Bulletin! Submit an article, pho­ orders is actual cost (www.ups.com) plus US $3.00. tograph, question, idea or report of your own experience. The Boxwood Bu LLetin (ISSN 0006 8535) is published by the American Boxwood Society, P.O. Box 85, Boyce, VA 22620. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the American Boxwood Society, P.O . Box 85 , Boyce, VA 22620 Page 2 The Boxwood Bulletin - 2015 Treis - Karden, Buxus in the wild part 3. This article is a contribution of the piece "Palmberg Buxus in Nature by Marc VeLleman, printed in our previous issue. During rhe summer d ays of April 2011 , I had rhe opportuniry ro visir Treis - Karden, a vi ll age in Mosel, Germa ny. This pl ace is known as a place of wild growing boxwood. The German informario n service about rourism provid es a direcrory from which rhe "Buxus Parhway" has sign posrs ro follow. I received rh is leaRer (below) from Mr. Didier H ermans during a d ay-long Buxus consulrarion regarding Buxus research. This indicates that the plants are not very old and are mostly grown from the same era. There is no trace of uprooted " Buxus Fields", which we can speak of a fai rl y uniform population at a bottom of loose, flaking shale. The present Buxus sempervirens varieties are similar For three days I searched for native populations of Buxus to the wild plants in Belgium with the following species on the mountain ridge between Treis - Karden characteristics: and Miiden. On April 8, I starred in Treis - Karden, A: Growth form: a charming village where the wine culture is present in - Tree shape abundance. The first parr of the walk is directly uphill - Pendula form and from the very beginning yo u walk among boxwood. - With a strong stem Soon, you rise above the village and you'll reach the first growing plants lookout point with a magnificent view over the village pendula form. and the Moselle. This mountain is also the lair of the "Holy Castor" the patron saint of the vi ll age church. Further, the roure goes back and forth between a vegetation of mainly Buxus. The plants are usually on steep slopes and often exhibit the same characteristics: loose, strongly growing bushes with a trunk diameter of up to +/- 10 cm. Page 3 The Boxwood Bulletin - 2015 With one tribe strong growing plants. 5 / Leaf: shape and dimensions: - Small leaves, ovoid +/- 4 x 9 mm 2 / Color: - Sized blade, egg shape +/- 6 x 12 mm with - A range fro m light green to dark green and blue occasional very pointed ends - Bicolor plants or sPOrts, I have not found. - Oblong leaves - Large round leaves similar to Buxus sempervirens ' Rotundifolia' 3 / Leaf surface: - From matte to high gloss. High gloss comparable to that of B. microphylLa . I use this equation des pite there is no substantial connection between the two Buxus species . T he B. sempervirens varieties are no A nice assortment of natural varieties within a ran­ comparable plants with such brilliance, the Buxus dom selection of a population of Buxus sempervirens in sempervirens 'Planifolia' after, but this has a totally a beautiful wine region with numerous histori c castles . different leaf shape. Even people who are unaware of Buxus, would agree there is a beautiful diversity which exists in Buxus sempervirens. Did You Know? 4 / Balance Sheet: - Symmetric and at an angle of 30 0 to 70 0 with respect to the stem The first boxwood planting in - Symmetrical at an angle of 0 0 to 10 0 similar to America is believed to have Buxus microphylLa 'Roy Lancaster' and the plant-avail­ occurred about 1653 at Sylvester able commercially under the name Buxus harlandii. Manor on Shelter Island in the northwest portion of Long Island. They originally used English boxwood brought over the Atlantic Ocean from Amsterdam, where it was known as Dutch boxwood. Page 4 The Boxwood Bulletin - 2015 Buxus in Free Nature, Part 4 Under articles ofR vernier: - Bulletin des Academies et des Sciences Societe Lorraine: 199635 No.3. I have selecred rhe following places: Here you have a view of rhe village and rhe Moselle. Along rhe parh rhere are informarion boards placed Srarion 15: Sr. - Aldegund where quire read whar is on rhe boxwood. Buxus Srarion 14: Barh Berrrich popularion of rhese shale rock is prerry un iversal, a Two srarions in Germany, concarenarion of rhe common Moselle plants. Mosel region. For rhese locarions, I foresee a day rrip. There is a slighr haze in rhe early morning of November 6, 2011 ar Sankr - Alde­ gund inner row. Ir looks as rhough ir will be a wonder­ ful day. I park on rhe srrip berween rhe church and rhe Moselle. Wirh jusr rhe name of rhe village in rhe pocker, I have ro look for rhe boxwood. Afrer my experience in France where rhe boxwood is almosr underecrable, I sropped by rhe rourisr informa­ rion service rhar is hosred by rhe local grocer. Here one can obrain a brochure of rhe rrails in rhe area, and yes rhe wild Buxus is lisred! The route srans ar rhe chapel which srands ar rhe foor of rhe mountain. This mountain is rhe backdrop of rhe village. Afrer some hiking rhe boxwood is seen, and rhere is a good view of rhe sreep hillside rhar is lush. No wealrh of varieries, but a pleasant walk. In rhe afrernoon I used rhe same search merhod ro Bad - Ber­ Parr of rhe rrail goes along rhe edge, rhrough rhe rrich. Afrer about rwenty minutes I drove rhrough rhe Buxus popularion which is interrupred occasionally by village Kurfiirsrensrrasse (house # 10). The center is classical overlooks and viewpoints. pedesrrianized and parki ng musr be specially bui Ir car parks on rhe ourskirrs of rhe ciry. Parking along rhe srreer is reserved for residents and shorr-rerm parking. The only non-paying long-rerm parking are locared for rhis house 10 in Kurfiirsrensrrasse. This road runs berween a river and an imposing cliff rhar surrounds rhe village for more rhan half. Ir is rorally unnecessary ro ask for Buxus, ler alone seek. The rocks are full of rhem! The plants grow here as ir were on rhe srreer. Page 5 The Boxwood Bulletin - 2015 T he soil consists here out of slate with a high iro n content. T he red color of the rock is taken up by some boxwood plants. T he leaves are dark - burgundy, a For the walk [ foll ow the mai n road through this nice deviatio n in terms of leaf color that is juSt here to cosmopolitan town, a health resort in the volcanic obse rve. Eifel. Almos t at the end of the street is a small church on the left. Behind the church starts a narrow path wh ic h quickly ri ses above the city, surrounded by beautiful old boxwood trees. H ere one does not have to search for examples of wild Buxus with a diameter of 10 to 15 cm.
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