Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. It has a black, globular fruits 1/4 inch long that are produced on pollinated female plants in fall and winter.
It is grown mainly for its interesting shape.
With pruning, it can be kept down to 2 m tall and 31 cm wide. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Sky Pencil is a slender, columnar shrub up to 2 meters tall and 2 feet (61 cm) wide. It is very fussy about its soil conditions and must have rich, acidic soils to ensure success, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the foliage in alkaline soils. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn’t be allowed to dry out.
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This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. This is a female variety of the species which requires a male selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn’t necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. Sky Pencil Japanese Holly will grow to be about 8 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. I needed them for a strong vertical statement in my landscaping scheme and it was my only choice in my planting zone. About sky pencil holly - yes, I bought 12 sky pencil holly from Lowes for 64 ea - 7 gallon size, 5'-6' in height. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration SE Georgia, zone 8b, gardening issues more like zones 7-9. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard. This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. This plant has an almost round shape with a maximum height of 3 feet and a width of 4 feet. Holly shrubs and trees are truly iconic plants. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage. Ilex Crenata Helleri is another relative of the Sky Pencil Holly. The Ilex genus that includes hollies is a very broad one, ranging from cultivars like 'Helleri' that can grow to 5 feet tall and be mound-shaped, to Ilex opaca, which can grow as high as 45 feet. Sky Pencil Japanese Holly is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. Not sure yet? Keep reading ↓ to achieve Plant Geek Status! It produces black berries from mid fall to late winter. The small glossy oval leaves remain dark green throughout the winter. Sky Pencil Japanese Holly is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its rigidly columnar form. Left unpruned, the plant reaches a height of 6-8 feet, and 2-3 feet wide. A most unique and aptly-named evergreen shrub with an extremely upright and narrow habit of growth, superb choice for small-scale articulation in the garden creation, adds a level of dynamic interest small leaves further add aesthetic value
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