Description and Uses
Buxus colchica (Georgian box) is a
temperate
shrub from
Eurasia . It is mainly grown for its
ornamental crops
, which have a
medium shelf life. The crop is harvested by
total removing. It starts flowering after
8 -
15 years. The yield will be
10 fruits/shrub/year, but in its top season there will be a yield of
50 fruits/shrub/year. Other crop types include;
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beverage . The
fresh leaf is used as "
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phytochemical. There is
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steam distillation from the
shrub's
fresh leaf yielding
0.10% -
0.90% oil. The
shrub's wood is called
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850 -
950 kg/m³. Regarding firewood production the
shrub's growing speed is
slow, it's energetic value is
4400 ckal/kg and the wood's drying speed is
fast. After
80 years the
shrub can be totally removed as it reached its commercial and ecological goal.
Buxus colchica has a lifespan of
700 years.
Environmental limitations
The shrub is
9 meters tall with a crown of
5 meters wide. The
shrub prefers a planting distance of
300 cm and a row distance of
300 cm. It is
slow growing and
shade tolerant.
Buxus colchica has a
shallow root-system and it has symbiotic associations with the
fungi
(endo-mycorrhiza). It is
not able to fix nitrogen with
"any bacteria. The name(s) or string of bacteria include(s)
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shrub's flower-morphology is
hermaphroditic and is pollinated by
insects.
Buxus colchica is
evergreen and
not allelopathic and has
no thorns.
Buxus colchica thrives in an altitude of
0 to
1700 meters above sea-level
(temperate). The minimum temperature is
-20°C; optimally between
15 -
25°C. The optimal rainfall is
1000
mm/year. Without irrigation the annual rainfall should be between
500 -
1000mm (L/m²). The optimal soil-pH is between
6.0 -
8.0 in a soil texture of
sand. To salt it is
a bit tolerant to wind
intolerant and to fire
intolerant.
Pests and Diseases
Buxus colchica is susceptible to the following pests:
. And it's susceptible to the following diseases:
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,
.
Seed Propagation
Seeds are
stratificant and can be stored for
0 months. There are approximative
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seeds/kg. The seeds can be propagated as followed:
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