30 Common Holly Hedging Evergreen Plants, Ilex aquifolium 20-25cm in 9cm Pots

30 Common Holly Hedging Evergreen Plants, Ilex aquifolium 20-25cm in 9cm Pots

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Key Information:
Foilage
Evergreen
Mature Height
12m
Mature Spread
4-8m
Hardiness
H6 (-20 to -15°C)
Soil Type
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Product Description

Common Holly Hedging Evergreen Plants, Ilex aquifolium 20-25cm in 9cm Pots

 

 

Ilex aquifolium (Holly, or European Holly to distinguish it from related species) is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia.

 

An evergreen tree growing to 10-25 m tall and 40-80 cm (rarely 1 m or more) trunk diameter, with smooth grey bark. The leaves are 5-12 cm long and 2-6 cm broad, variable in shape; on young plants and low branches, with three to five sharp spines on each side, pointing alternately upward and downward; on higher branches of older trees with few or no spines except for the leaf tip, often entire.

The flowers are white, four-lobed, and pollinated by bees. The fruit is a red berry 6-10 mm diameter, containing four pits; although mature in late autumn, they are very bitter so are rarely touched by birds until late winter after frost has made them softer and more palatable.

Customer Reviews

  • 5
    Holly plants

    Posted by Unknown on 7th Aug 2018

    The plants arrived on time and in good condition. They were exactly as advertised.

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