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What is boxwood?

There are 30 species of Buxus in the world and about 12 species in China, which are divided into Buxus macrophylla and Buxus microphylla. Euonymus japonicus includes Euonymus japonicus, Euonymus japonicus, Euonymus japonicus, Euonymus japonicus, Euonymus japonicus and Euonymus axillaris, and Euonymus japonicus is distinguished by leaf shape. Boxwood likes loose loam and can grow in calcareous soil. It can withstand rainy weather for about a month, but long-term water accumulation should be avoided. Boxwood has the functions of detumescence, analgesia, dehumidification and blood circulation, so women often use boxwood to treat irregular menstruation or menstrual abdominal pain, and the elderly can use it to treat rheumatism or joint pain.

Boxwood type

Euonymus japonicus is divided into Euonymus japonicus and Euonymus japonicus. Euonymus japonicus has five species: Euonymus japonicus, Euonymus japonicus, Euonymus japonicus and Euonymus japonicus. Euonymus japonicus is distinguished by its shape.

Boxwood generally grows in mountainous areas and is basically distributed all over the country, from Nanning to Guangdong and Guangxi. Distributed in Guangxi, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Guizhou, Gansu, Jiangsu, Guangdong and other places.

Boxwood property

There are 30 species of Buxus in the world, and there are about 12 species in China. They like loose loam, can grow in calcareous soil, can withstand rainy weather for about a month, but should not accumulate water for a long time.

What does boxwood look like?

1, boxwood boxwood shape: boxwood is a shrub or small tree, with a height of 1-6 meters, gray-white cylindrical branches and quadrangular branchlets, all pubescent, and the internodes are 0.5-2 cm long.

2. What are the leaves of boxwood? Boxwood leaves are bright and clean, and the new leaves are particularly green and lovely. Leaves leathery or thin, oval or oblong-lanceolate in shape.

3, boxwood color: boxwood leaves are evergreen all year round, it is very resistant to pruning, and its life is long, and its branches are very soft and easy to shape.

Function and value of boxwood

Buxus macrophylla is beautiful in appearance and can be trimmed into different shapes. Often planted in gardens and flower beds, it can play a greening role.

Boxwood has the functions of detumescence, analgesia, dehumidification and blood circulation, so women often use boxwood to treat irregular menstruation or menstrual abdominal pain, and the elderly can use it to treat rheumatism or joint pain.