I planted our Sky Pencil 05/2006 and it put on a lovely growth spurt and then slowed dramatically. I've not grown pyramid holly - perhaps somebody else will know the answer. Does the Pyramid really grow in a Pyramid shape in stead of straight up and down like the pencil Holly? Or are the Pyramids just pruned that way. Hello can you tell me the difference in the Pyramid Holly and the Pencil Holly? They really look alike to me. Nope - I have just one sky pencil, and it's planted in terra firma. Great site! Question for you.have you experienced any problems with planting the sky pencils in pots rather than the ground? Do you think they would work for this?Ĭaroline, I think they are better used for accents - in my experience, they grow too slowly to be useful for privacy hedging. I have a smaller yard and thought they would provide a more narrow border. Hi, I like your website! I am considering planting sky pencils as a privacy border. Mine doesn't get a whole lot of water, and seems to do OK. Sorry Tim, any advice I'd give you would be guesswork - I'm not an expert on their cultural requirements. Do you think that they need more or less water fom the symptoms that I am describing? They are at the edge of the garden and do not get alot of water but I think they get run off under groung from the rest of the flower beds.
my water sytem runs about 10 minutes twice per week. The area is about 2'x 2' and their leaves are falling off. My twp pencil hollys are planted in a very small area in terms of soil. Have you heard of anyone having problems like this? Mike outside Boston.ĭid they get enough moisture through the winter? As evergreens, they need more than deciduous shrubs, even though (just like a Christmas tree) they may not show that they are in distress while temperatures are cold. I'm afraid they are all going to lose their leaves! Our lowest temperature was +6 but we had a lot of wind all winter. but in recent weeks have become brittle and dried out. I have 3 sky pencil hollies that were in terra cotta pots on our deck all winter and they seemed to do just fine- nice and dark green, etc. I cannot find any indication that it is poisonous - but to be sure, I would contact your local poison control center. This plant will be used at the entrance of a high school, and I need to know if the berries on this plant are poisonious ? I would really appreciate any suggestions that you might have.įrom my information, it would seem that about 1 foot away should meet your needs. How far from the stairs should I plant it so that when it grows it will be just on the side without actually overgrowing the stairs. I purchased a sky pencil which I would like to plant next to the mason stairs going to the patio. Ours has put on maybe a foot of growth in two years. Do you know how much they will grow in a season? I am thinking of planting a few of these sky pencils. We had a few nights down to -5☏ this winter, and the holly fared just fine. Joby, the information I have suggests it is hardy to USDA zone 6, meaning it may survive winters with temperatures down to -10☏. I'll stop by your group for a look-see though :-)ĭo you know how cold hardy this particular cultivar of holly is? I live in an area where we can have pretty harsh winters, will this species survive? All the photos on this site are from my own garden, though, and that's the point of the site.
Sky pencil holly turning brown free#
Join if you'd like, and feel free to add a link. I have many photoa of various plants, at my group site at Yahoo Http:///groups/playinginthedirtįeel free to browse, and snag any pix that you can use. Of course there may be other Japanese hollies in the neighborhood. Good question - I don't really know, but we have just the one plant and it does bear fruit. Is this a self-pollinator or will I need a male plant? I try to plant shrubs that produce berries to benefit the birds. Hi, I am thinking of planting a Pencil Holly in our backyard. I suggest you try asking your question on one of the Gardenweb forums. Laura - I grow and like this plant, but am by no means an expert. Do you think the plant is dead or will it still come back? I appreciate your feedback. We had a lot of rain and I wondered ir it got too much. I just recently planted some sky pencil holly and the leaves on one of the plants have turned brown, however the branches are still pliable. Visitors to this page have left the following comments Laura R. PlantLinks to other web pages about Ilex crenata 'Sky pencil' This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away. Although the small creamy flowers in June are easy to miss, the black berries in fall have some ornamental value. Ours is still young, but we intend for it to be a focal point in our front-yard lane. Shiny dark green leaves all year on a narrowly upright frame.
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