![]() While this shrub looks best rising up out of an outdoor landscape, it can also be grown in a container. If you are the type of person who likes your garden to make a statement, the Sky Pencil Holly is for you. The fact that it is super easy to grow only makes it that much more attractive as a holly. The distinctive shape wants to be used in a bold landscape or as a striking hedgerow. The name Sky Pencil Holly is an apt descriptor. ‘Berries Jubilee’ is a dome-shaped plant, 6 to 10 feet tall, with large leaves and a heavy crop of large, bright red berries.This is one of my favorite evergreens because it literally stands up like an exclamation point and announces itself to all passersby.‘Rotunda’ or Dwarf Chinese holly grows only to 3 to 4 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide.‘Burfordii’ or Burford holly grows to 20 feet tall and wide.They are one of the few hollies that produce berries without pollination. Most Chinese hollies grow quite large, 10 to 15 feet. The Chinese hollies (Ilex cornuta): The Chinese hollies produce large, spiny leaves that are very glossy and dark green in color. Plants grow 5 to 10 feet tall and 5 to 12 feet wide. ‘Roundleaf’ is a male selection that does not produce berries.‘Hetzii’ is a dwarf form of ‘Convexa’ and grows 2 to 3 feet in height. ![]() ‘Convexa’ has dark-green leaves, is a heavy fruit producer and may reach 9 feet tall and 24 feet wide.‘Helleri’ is a compact form, which reaches 4 feet at maturity.Photo by Karen Russ, ©2007 HGIC, Clemson Extension ‘Helleri Japanese holly growing as a high groundcover or mass planting. Japanese hollies tolerate severe pruning. They range from slow-growing to relatively fast-growing, and are a good choice for hedges. They are usually 3 to 10 feet high, with a similar spread and look more like a boxwood than a holly. The Japanese hollies (Ilex crenata): The Japanese hollies are evergreen shrubs with relatively small, spineless leaves and black fruit. Root rot diseases are a problem with several Japanese cultivars. This could be due to poor pollination young, immature plants high nitrogen levels in the soil or a late spring frost which injured the flowers.Ĭommon pests on hollies are scale, bud moth, red mites and leafminers. Poor fruiting on hollies is a problem experienced by many gardeners. ![]() Check with your nursery owner about whether the hollies you are buying need both male and female plants to set fruit.Ĭontainerized plants can be set out at any time, but early fall is best. Some hollies are self-fertilizing, but others are exclusively female and need a male plant nearby for pollination. Hollies will grow in sun or part shade, but for the best berry production and most compact growth choose a sunny spot. All appreciate mulch to deter weeds and keep the soil moist and cool. Most hollies require well-drained soil that is rich in organic matter and slightly acid. Larger evergreen hollies make attractive, impenetrable tall hedges or screens. Smaller hollies are attractive as foundation plantings or low hedges. They can be deciduous or evergreen and vary from small (18 inches) to very large (over 50 feet). Hollies offer a diverse range of plant characteristics. ![]() The Holly ( Ilex) genus consists of more than 400 species. ![]()
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