Painted Boxwood Topiary
Image: The Yorck Project (Public domain)
NamePainted Boxwood Topiary
Species NameBuxus sempervirens
Common NameCommon Boxwood
Bonsai Styleformal-upright
Estimated Age (years)5
Container TypeOrnate, footed ceramic pot
Geographic Origineurope
Cultivation Difficultyintermediate
Trunk Featuresstraight, smooth, slender
Foliage Typeevergreen, small-leafed, dense
Height (cm)10
Nebari (Root Flare) Qualitynot discernible
Notable FeaturesDepicted in a Renaissance painting by Antonello da Messina, representing an early form of ornamental potted plant or topiary.
Description
This small, spherical topiary is depicted in a Renaissance painting, presented in an ornate, footed ceramic pot. Its dense, dark green foliage forms a perfectly rounded canopy atop a slender, straight trunk, characteristic of a meticulously shaped ornamental plant.
