Is the weather in Fujian suitable for planting boxwood?

The weather in Fujian is suitable for planting boxwood.

The south subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest area is suitable for planting boxwood. (Major cities: Fuzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Guangzhou, Foshan, Shunde, Dongguan, Huizhou, Shantou, Taipei, Liuzhou, Guiping and Gejiu).

Boxwood likes loose loam, slightly acidic soil or slightly alkaline soil, and can also grow in calcareous soil. Potted plants can be mixed with appropriate amount of chaff ash with mature pastoral soil or humus soil. It is resistant to shade and likes light, and can maintain good growth under indoor and outdoor conditions. In the long-term shading environment, although the leaves can remain green, it is easy to cause the branches to grow white or weaken. Like wet, can withstand rainy weather for about a month, but avoid long-term water accumulation. Drought tolerance, as long as the surface soil or basin soil is not completely dry, there is no abnormal performance. Heat-resistant and cold-resistant, able to withstand summer exposure and the cold of MINUS 20 degrees Celsius, but it should be ventilated when it is hot and humid in summer. The requirements for soil are not strict, and light and fertile sandy loam is better. Potted plants can also be made of vermiculite, peat or soil, which has strong alkali resistance. Strong tillering ability, pruning resistance and easy molding. Leaves will turn red in autumn after full illumination and dormancy.

Buxus acuta (subspecies) is also called Buxus longifolia, as shown in the figure.

Common leaves are elliptic-lanceolate or lanceolate, with a length of 2-3.5cm and a width of 1- 1.3cm. Both ends are tapered, the top is sharp or slightly blunt, the midvein protrudes to both sides, and the lateral veins on the surface of the leaves are numerous and obvious. After drying, the back of the leaves is smooth or slightly wrinkled. Inflorescence and flower belong to the same subspecies. Capsule is generally 3 mm long and persistent style is 3 mm long.

China Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi and other provinces; On rocks or in bushes beside raw streams, 600-2000 meters above sea level. Type specimens were collected from western Hubei.