Sky Pencil Japanese holly (Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’) is a low-maintenance evergreen shrub that is perfect for a narrow garden space. This holly is slender and graceful, with an upright habit ...

Japanese holly is one of the most commonly used shrubs in such a situation. It grows well in sun or light shade and is very tolerant of pruning -- it is often managed by cutting it back to a foot ...

It is slow-growing and may reach only 3 feet high and a foot wide in 10 years. Grow this columnar Japanese holly in full sun or part shade in well-drained soil.

Sky Pencil is a cultivar of the Japanese holly Ilex crenata. Sky Pencil has a unique, very narrow, upright growth habit that looks great in the garden as an accent plant, and it has quickly become ...

In your case, if the plant was doing fine for weeks and then went downhill, I think it's a goner. In my experience, Japanese hollies don't transplant as well as most other landscape shrubs even ...

If you are looking for a larger mature plant, there are some selections in the Japanese holly family, including Compacta and Convexa. Compacta grows to 6 feet in height, while Convexa can get up ...

The holly, whose botanical name is Ilex, has for centuries played a large part in medical, superstitious and religious lore among such ancient and disparate groups as the Greeks, Romans, Druids and… ...

Aim to prune holly bushes before the plant starts growing in spring. In areas with freezing winters, prune in February or March before new shoots and leaves develop. In warmer regions, you can prune ...

One of holly’s most vocal supporters is […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 90°F. Friday, June 20th 2025 ... HOLLY: THE PLANT HAPPY JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE ...

What: Unlike most other Japanese hollies, which are mounding or spreading shrubs, “Mariesii” heads straight for the sky, creating a dark green exclamation point in the garden. Crowded on its ...

Spiky hollies, soft hollies, hollies with red, golden or black berries, towering hollies, short hollies — there's a holly for any landscape situation in Arkansas.