BOX (BUXUS) - The two Buxus SPECIES that are commonly seen as BONSAI>BONSAI>BONSAI are Buxus microphylla/Japanese Box and Buxus sempervirens/Common Box. Pale, yellowish-brown trunk with fissured BARK supports dense cover of small, oval, smooth-edged LEAVES.

STYLE : Informal upright but also good in groups and compositions.

WARNING : Avoid exposure to direct sunlight in sumMEr and protect in a cold greenhouse in winter.