Boxwood Collection and ID Help

[thams]

A house down the street is undergoing a complete gut with a landscape makeover. There are some massive 12" based stumps that they plan to rip up. I'm trying to get an ID on them. Am I on base thinking these are boxwoods? Not an ideal time to collect them, but if even one of the six or so survive then the effort will be worth it. Thanks!

 

[Music4cash]

Looks like berberis thunbergii to me... but I'm no expert...

 

[thams]

On second thought, it looks like they might be Japanese holly, which would be even better in my eyes!

 

[Shinjuku]

They’re not boxwoods. The color is closer to berberis thunbergii, but I don’t see thorns, so it’s probably not that. Here’s a picture of Japanese Holly that I happen to have in my hand right now you can use to compare.

 

[cbroad]

I think that's a Yaupon Holly, they get reddish purple new growth.

 

[Rose Mary]

not boxwood

 

[j evans]

I vote "NOT A BOXWOOD"
Nice find though.

 

[JoeH]

Ilex of some sort for sure, maybe vomitoria? The new growth on most of the native ones and cultivars is reddish color like yours. Its a clip and grow type tree, they just like to shoot straight. I hedge them down to where I want them height wise then start directional pruning when they reflush.

 

[JoeH]

oh and the one in the background looks like a Japanese Holly.