Buxus balearica, the Balearic boxwood, is a shrub or small evergreen tree typical of the Mediterranean forest.
It grows wild in Algeria, Morocco, the Island of Sardinia and Spain.
The Balearic boxwood is a monoecious tree or shrub up to three meters high. Its leaves, somewhat larger than those of the common boxwood, are oval and bright, sometimes showing a reddish or yellowish color.
It blooms in spring and can be reproduced from seeds or from cuttings.
Like other Mediterranean species it is able ...