Plant Name

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Ilex aquifolium from Aquifoliaceae Family

Common Name

Common Holly (Syn. English Holly)

Soil

Peaty Sand or Chalk

Sun Aspect

Full Sun or Part Shade

Soil Moisture

Moist

Plant Type

Evergreen Tree

Height x Spread in feet

80 x 25

Foliage

Dense ovate spine-toothed dark green foliage with grey bark

Flower Colour in Month(s). Fruit

White in May-June followed by red berries in the female trees

Comment

Erect, dense, pyramidal or oblong form. Pruning Group 1. Trim hedges in early spring.

This and other cultivars are available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd , Hedges Direct and Palmstead Nurseries Ltd.

Hedges Direct is completely dedicated to hedges - in all sizes from 30cm to 3m - growing and selling bare root hedging, cell grown plants, pot grown shrubs or root ball plants, which are evergreen or deciduous.

Elveden Instant Hedging is available from Practicality Brown Ltd.