Japanese hollies, also known as boxleaf hollies, are a striking choice that provides year-round interest and is great for foundation plantings or hedges. These dense, evergreen shrubs vary in size and their leaves are small, often glossy like boxwood leaves. These hollies produce blueish black fruits but do not have ornamental value as they are usually hidden by the leaves. Japanese hollies are dioecious, meaning their forms have male flowers on one plant and females on another. A male pollinator is required for berry production on a female plant. The ornamental berries are attractive to wildlife as a food source. Japanese hollies thrive best in moist, well-drained, acidic soils, planted in full sun. They make great hedges, borders, foundation plantings, or mass plantings.
Please contact the nursery for availability each season.
Chesapeake Ilex crenata
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Zone: 6 to 9
Average Size: 6-8' Tall, 4-5' Wide; Dense, upright, pyramidal, slow-growing habit Flower: Tiny, inconspicuous, white Fruit: Small, round, lustrous, blueish black berries on females Foliage: Small, rounded, dark green leaves Bloom Time: Spring Light: Full Sun to Full Shade Deer Resistant: Somewhat |
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Requires a male pollinator to produce berries
Compacta Ilex crenata
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Zone: 6 to 9
Average Size: 6-8' Tall, 4-5' Wide; Dense, upright, pyramidal, slow-growing habit Flower: Tiny, inconspicuous, white Fruit: Small, round, lustrous, blueish black berries on females Foliage: Small, rounded to obovate, dark green leaves Bloom Time: Spring Light: Full Sun to Full Shade Deer Resistant: Somewhat |
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Requires a male pollinator to produce berries
Green Luster Ilex crenata
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Zone: 5 to 7
Average Size: 4-5' Tall, 6-7' Wide; Pyramidal, somewhat flat-topped habit Flower: Tiny, inconspicuous, white Fruit: Small, round, lustrous, blueish black berries on females Foliage: Small, rounded to obovate, glossy, extra dark green leaves Bloom Time: Spring Light: Full Sun to Full Shade Deer Resistant: Somewhat |
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Requires a male pollinator to produce berries
Helleri Ilex crenata
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Zone: 5 to 8
Average Size: 2-4' Tall, 3-5' Wide; Dwarf, rounded, slow-growing habit Flower: Tiny, inconspicuous, infrequent, white Fruit: Infrequent on females, small, round, blueish black berries Foliage: Small, rounded, glossy, deep green leaves Bloom Time: May Light: Full Sun to Full Shade Deer Resistant: Mostly |
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Requires a male pollinator to produce berries
Hetzii Ilex crenata
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Zone: 5 to 8
Average Size: 3-6' Tall & Wide; Rounded, mounding habit Flower: Tiny, inconspicuous, white Fruit: Small, round, lustrous, blueish black berries on females Foliage: Small, rounded to obovate, glossy, dark green leaves Bloom Time: May Light: Full Sun to Full Shade Deer Resistant: Somewhat |
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Requires a male pollinator to produce berries
Hoogendorn Ilex crenata
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Zone: 6 to 9
Average Size: 2-3' Tall, 3-5' Wide; Low, dense, compact habit Flower: Tiny, inconspicuous, white Fruit: N/A; Male plant Foliage: Small, rounded to obovate, glossy, dark yellow-green leaves Bloom Time: May Light: Full Sun to Full Shade Deer Resistant: Mostly |
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Schwoebel Ilex crenata
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Zone: 6 to 8
Average Size: 6-8' Tall, 3-5' Wide; Upright habit Flower: Tiny, inconspicuous, white Fruit: Small, round, lustrous, blueish black berries on females Foliage: Small, rounded to obovate, glossy, dark green leaves Bloom Time: Late Spring Light: Full Sun to Full Shade Deer Resistant: Somewhat |
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Requires a male pollinator to produce berries
Sky Pencil
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Zone: 5 to 9
Average Size: 6-8' Tall, 2-3' Wide; Narrow, slender, densely branched habit Flower: Tiny, inconspicuous, white Fruit: Small, round, lustrous, purplish black berries Foliage: Small, rounded, linear, glossy, dark green leaves Bloom Time: Late Spring Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade Deer Resistant: Mostly |
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Requires a male pollinator to produce berries
Soft Touch
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Zone: 5 to 9
Average Size: 2-3 Tall & Wide; Dense, compact habit Flower: Tiny, inconspicuous, white Fruit: Small, round, lustrous, blueish black berries Foliage: Small, rounded, soft-textured, glossy, dark green leaves with silver midvein Bloom Time: Late Spring Light: Full Sun to Full Shade Deer Resistant: Somewhat |
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Requires a male pollinator to produce berries
Steeds
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Zone: 5 to 7
Average Size: 8-10' Tall, 5-6' Wide; Upright, dense, pyramidal habit Flower: Tiny, inconspicuous, white Fruit: Small, round, lustrous, blueish black berries Foliage: Small, rounded to obovate, glossy, dark green leaves Bloom Time: Late Spring to Early Summer Light: Full Sun to Full Shade Deer Resistant: Mostly |
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Requires a male pollinator to produce berries