Sprinter^® Boxwood Buxus microphylla

I bought about 30 of the Sprinter Boxwoods in spring 2018 after learning about them on Laura LeBoutillier’s Garden Answer YouTube channel. They have definitely grown quite a bit since then. Due to their expensive price, I ordered the smallest size, they were barely 4” tall when they arrived in the Mail. Today, 3.5 year later, they have grown to about 14” tall and wide. I planted them about 18” apart because I was anxious to form a hedge asap. It has pretty much filled in by now, so I am pleased with the growth rate, it is performing as promised. My only issue with this plant is that it does bronze in the winter. It is getting more pronounced as the years go by. During the first winter, only a couple of plants turned bronze—and only in small parts of the plant, not the entire shrub. This winter, each of the plants has already turned bronze in about 80% of the plant. They do bounce back to a healthy deep green in the spring, but I just wanted to point this out, as this does not match the description. Overall, it is a wonderful, hardy plant. P.S. I fertilize with Holly Tone early spring and water as needed.

I ordered 6 Sprinter boxwoods (quart size) and planted them upon receipt in fall of 2020. I was impressed with the extensive, healthy root systems on all 6 plants. Three are planted in part sun and three are planted in shade. They overwintered beautifully and have already doubled in size as of June 2021. I will definitely be ordering more in the future. Note: I was planting around tree roots, so I really appreciated being able to get smaller, quart-size specimens for planting. This size is never available at my local garden centers.