Nellie R. Stevens Holly
Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens'
One of the most attractive of all hollies. Vigorous grower with dense branches makes an excellent tall screen. Producer of large bright orange-red berries. Use male Chinese hollies as pollenizers.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | I-leks HIB-rid |
| Key feature: | Ornamental Berries |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 6 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 9, 14 - 24 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast grower to 15 to 20 ft. tall, 10 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Pyramidal |
| Special feature: | Ornamental Berries |
| Landscape uses: | Barrier, Privacy Screen, Seacoast Exposure |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Dark Green |
| Item no.: | 4530 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape.
Design Ideas
A vigorous grower, this Holly's huge proportions place it in the tree category, either shaped into a spreading semiformal canopy or encouraged to grow vertical as a specimen. Line up several for a durable evergreen windbreak. Both prickly and dense, it's a security barrier and privacy screen. Produces berries if provided a male Chinese Holly.
One of the most attractive of all hollies. Vigorous grower with dense branches makes an excellent tall screen. Producer of large bright orange-red berries. Use male Chinese hollies as pollenizers.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape.
Design Ideas
A vigorous grower, this Holly's huge proportions place it in the tree category, either shaped into a spreading semiformal canopy or encouraged to grow vertical as a specimen. Line up several for a durable evergreen windbreak. Both prickly and dense, it's a security barrier and privacy screen. Produces berries if provided a male Chinese Holly.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | I-leks HIB-rid |
| Key feature: | Ornamental Berries |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 6 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 9, 14 - 24 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast grower to 15 to 20 ft. tall, 10 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Pyramidal |
| Special feature: | Ornamental Berries |
| Landscape uses: | Barrier, Privacy Screen, Seacoast Exposure |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Dark Green |
| Item no.: | 4530 |
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