Evergreen Ilex Crenata (Japanese Holly)
Color Name: Sky Pencil
Dramatic upright evergreen! If you need some instant definition or strategic screening in your yard, Sky Pencil Holly works beautifully all year long. It's sure to turn heads wherever you plant one.
No matter how small your yard is or how little planting space is available, there's always room for a Sky Pencil Holly! Just as the name implies, the Sky Pencil Japanese Holly has a pencil-thin growth habit. This dramatic evergreen holly creates a very narrow punctuation point anywhere you place it. It reaches up into the sky, creating a tight, column effect. You'll gain a marvelous vertical accent with this easy-care shrub. Dark green elliptic leaves fill out the branches nicely.
Growing Tips: Maintains its narrow, columnar shape with little to no pruning. Grows in shade, but color and form are best with some sun.
Soil: Ideally, grow in moist acidic soils with good drainage. Tolerates urban conditions well.
Pruning: Seldom needed, but may be shaped in early summer if desired.
Uses: Superlative as a specimen or space-saving hedge. Very nice in containers, too.
Photo courtesy of Spring Meadow and Proven Winners
Dramatic upright evergreen! If you need some instant definition or strategic screening in your yard, Sky Pencil Holly works beautifully all year long. It's sure to turn heads wherever you plant one.
No matter how small your yard is or how little planting space is available, there's always room for a Sky Pencil Holly! Just as the name implies, the Sky Pencil Japanese Holly has a pencil-thin growth habit. This dramatic evergreen holly creates a very narrow punctuation point anywhere you place it. It reaches up into the sky, creating a tight, column effect. You'll gain a marvelous vertical accent with this easy-care shrub. Dark green elliptic leaves fill out the branches nicely.
Growing Tips: Maintains its narrow, columnar shape with little to no pruning. Grows in shade, but color and form are best with some sun.
Soil: Ideally, grow in moist acidic soils with good drainage. Tolerates urban conditions well.
Pruning: Seldom needed, but may be shaped in early summer if desired.
Uses: Superlative as a specimen or space-saving hedge. Very nice in containers, too.
Photo courtesy of Spring Meadow and Proven Winners
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Flower Color: Grown for Foliage Foliage Color: Green Shades
Height: 4 to 5 Feet Spread: 1 to 2 Feet Hardy in Zone: 6, 7, 8, 9 |
Blooms:
Foliage Season: All Year |
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Soil Moisture Needs
Moderate
Attributes |
 Container Border Disease Resistant Easy to Grow Evergreen Landscapes Mass Planting Salt Tolerant
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Attracts
Critter Resistance
Deer
