Description
Product Description
The Nellie Stevens Holly is a dense privacy evergreen that’s adaptable, dense, and fast growing!
• quickly grows up to 3 ft per year
• perfect for privacy hedges and windscreens
• doesn’t need maintenance… thrives on neglect
The Most Popular Holly for Privacy Quickly growing in popularity among landscape designers because they are so easy to maintain… just plant them and watch them grow into a dense green wall!This holly’s impenetrable leaves make it a natural privacy hedge and easily blocks out neighbors and noise. Plant several in a row 5-6 feet apart and you’ll get a handsome and well-designed privacy hedge.
Easy to Grow You’ll appreciate how this holly maintains its deep green foliage all year long. Nellie Stevens leaves are thick and lustrous, making it perfect for hedges. Springtime brings the appearance of discreet white flowers that will mature into bright red berries by fall. The scarlet berries are a glorious vision against the deep green foliage, and you’ll definitely want to clip a few branches to decorate your home for the holidays.
Looks Great Anywhere Also popular as an accent tree- setting off the corners of a house or your patio. Just plant it and watch it grow, up to 3 feet per year. You simply trim it to match whatever height you prefer. This holly does very well in urban areas where air pollution can be a problem for many trees and shrubs. It’s perfectly suited in small strips of soil along a sidewalk or street.If you’re a bird watcher, you’ll enjoy how the berries attract a variety of birds such as robins, cedar waxwings and mockingbirds. As a bonus for you, deer steer clear away from the Nellie Stevens Holly.
What is a Nellie Stevens Holly Tree?
Ilex x ‘Nellie R. Stevens.’ Ilex is the genus name for holly. The part of the name in single quotation marks is, as always, the particular cultivar. The plant is sometimes referred to informally without the middle initial, “R.”
There are many kinds of hollies, most (but not all) of which are evergreen. Some stay short and are grown as shrubs, while others grow tall and can be treated as either trees or shrubs. Nellie R. Stevens holly falls into the latter category. It is classified more specifically as a broadleaf evergreen. Ilex makes up its own plant family, Aquifoliaceae; that is, it is the sole genus in that family.
· SHIPPING TIME: If you order today, your order will be shipped out in 1-2 business days
· DELIVERY: Your plants may arrive a bit drier than expected. Please unpack them and give them a healthy drink – they should perk up. If you have any questions or concerns, notify us immediately
· SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS: We cannot ship to AZ due to federal agricultural restrictions.
Sunlight
Plant in a partially sunny area with some access to afternoon shade.
Soil
Plant in well-drained, moist soil that is not overly wet.
Water
Water every once a week for the first six months, and then during extensive dry spells after that.
Pruning
Pruning can be done throughout the year, with the exception of spring. If only pruning once, aim for late summer.
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