and hard pruning every 3 or 4 years
Often used in dry arrangements
It’s specifically chosen for its ability to induce early fruiting
It’s a self-fertile plant that can be useful as a pollinator for other plants
is an evergreen shrub or a small ornamental tree with a pale green trunk
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' | Holly 'Nellie R. Stevens' - 1/2 std Clear Stem - 50-60cm, 25lt Clay soil and hard pruning every 3Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' is a small, evergreen tree of widely conical to broadly oval habit with spiny, toothed, extremely glossy, emerald green leaves. Small, greenish white flowers that bloom in spring are followed by abundant and long lasting crop of attractive, large, orange to red, berries in autumn and winter. Its a female, partially self pollinating plant. 'Nellie R. Stevens' Holly is a cross between English holly (ilex aquifolium) and Chinese