Expert advice on growing evergreen Holly in the UK.
Holly Trees are grown in quarter-standards, half-standards and standards and typically in a ball or, more informal, mop shape. Hollies are easy to maintain and very resilient to the weather, thriving in all conditions from full sun to complete shade and everything in between. Holly trees are easy to shape and a simple pruning twice a year is all that is required.
Holly is dioecious, so individual trees are either male or female (in contrast to most trees, such as Scots pine or oak, for example, where male and female flowers occur on the same tree). Flowering begins when a tree is about 20 years old, and the flowers appear in clusters near the base of the leaves. They are pinkish-red as buds, opening in May or June to reveal white flowers with 4 petals.
In general, holly trees can grow between 6 and 18 m (20 and 60 feet) once fully mature, while holly shrubs can grow between 30 cm and 6 m (1 and 20 feet). Both male and female holly trees exist, but only the female version can bear fruit. Fruit appears on a female holly tree after pollination. Depending on the species, the fruit of a holly tree can either be orange, red, white, black or yellow.
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Holly (Ilex aquifolium) is an ideal hedging plant for many reasons. It is slow growing, so needs little maintenance, its dense form and prickly leaves are a good intruder deterrent, its berries on pollinated plants provide food for native birds throughout the winter and it can be trimmed into a superb formal decorative hedge which provides an excellent windbreak and is also pollution resistant.
Holly Trees (Ilex) Glossy, green leaved Ilex Nellie R Stevens is a Holly Tree with fewer spines than Common Holly. The native holly, Ilex Aquifolium is a superb plant in the English Countryside. However, only the female tree produces red berries which are such an iconic detail of the common holly. As a female clone of Ilex Aquifolium, Ilex Nellie Stevens has emerged as a more desirable.
Holly trees grow an estimated 10-15cm each year. Purchase size and growth: These trees are cell-grown saplings, ranging from approximately 15cm-60cm in height. Cell grown trees can be planted all year round in most situations as long as they are given the correct care. Please be aware that depending upon the time of year you receive your sapling (particularly early spring) it may not look very.