Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil'
Japanese Holly 'Sky Pencil'
The genus Ilex, commonly called holly, can be found throughout the world in both temperate and subtropical regions. It includes species of trees, shrubs, and climbers, with evergreen or deciduous foliage and inconspicuous flowers. They are slow-growing plants which can grow to 25m tall. The type species is the European holly Ilex aquifolium. Japanese Holly 'Sky Pencil' has a columnar form, with simple ovate leaves, and, in late Spring or early Summer, rather insignificant small cream flowers that are followed by black berries. This is a female tree that needs a male tree to pollinate in order to produce fruit - but this holly is usually grown for its shape, rather than for the berries. Makes a good hedging plant
Contributed by @Mykebass
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Japanese Holly 'Sky Pencil'
Latin name
Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil'
type
Trees or Shrubs
family
Aquifoliaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.50 M
2.30 M
Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil'
The genus Ilex, commonly called holly, can be found throughout the world in both temperate and subtropical regions. It includes species of trees, shrubs, and climbers, with evergreen or deciduous foliage and inconspicuous flowers. They are slow-growing plants which can grow to 25m tall. The type species is the European holly Ilex aquifolium. Japanese Holly 'Sky Pencil' has a columnar form, with simple ovate leaves, and, in late Spring or early Summer, rather insignificant small cream flowers that are followed by black berries. This is a female tree that needs a male tree to pollinate in order to produce fruit - but this holly is usually grown for its shape, rather than for the berries. Makes a good hedging plant
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Put pot grown plants out into growing position after digging in compost.
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
Sow seed throughout the year under glass.
Propagating by cuttings
From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn
Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14 cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.
Flowering
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Small white flowers appear in Spring (male and female usually on separate plants) and, on female plants only, are followed by showy red berries in autumn
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