![]() If that is your problem, the good news is that deer will only touch this tree when desperate, as the thorny leaves make it very unattractive to them. Deer Resistanceĭeer are a problem is many areas, and limit the trees and shrubs we can grow. For almost any location on your property, the Nellie Stevens Holly is a great choice. Just a few hours of sun a day during the growing season is enough to give you top-rate growth and a wonderful, dense screen. This tree will grow well even in full shade, but growth will be faster and denser in full sun. This plant is more tolerant of shade than other screening plants, making it ideal as a screen in a shadier location. Most screening trees need full sun, but of course that is not always possible in every garden – you may have large shade trees nearby, or a tall building. Choosing a Location for Your Nellie Stevens Holly Other trees do not grow well in inner-cities, but this tree can and does grow in difficult locations along highways and busy roads, and thrives in places where other trees will grow poorly or not at all. This is also a good choice for urban areas, as it will grow in poor, hard soil, and tolerate air-pollution too. It also makes a wonderful specimen on a larger lawn, or planted in pairs at an entrance gateway or spaced out along a drive. Use it as a background plant for smaller shrubs and flowers, as well as a great way to fill a corner of your property. Plant it in partially shaded areas beneath large deciduous trees. The Nellie Stevens Holly is not just a great plant for screening, it also makes a wonderful specimen in the garden. It gives you all this, plus there is the added bonus of a crop of striking red berries to brighten the dark days of winter and decorate your house for the festive season. It is also pest-free, rapid growing (but not in need of constant trimming), and shade-tolerant too a rare feature in screening trees. This reliable tree satisfies so many needs – it has beautiful, dense, dark-green foliage. It is best if these are evergreen, and there are several evergreen trees that are suitable, but when looking for an evergreen for screening, it is hard to look past Nellie Stevens Holly trees. For any of these reasons, we need fast growing – but attractive and durable – plants as screens. We may be near a busy road, or have an unsightly view in one direction or another. Screening is a vital part of almost every garden, as our gardens are often overlooked by neighbors. This is the only holly that will produce berries without a male plant around. Gives the height needed to screen from tall buildings and yet can be kept narrow too. Dense evergreen growth and bright-red berriesįor a screen on a larger property, this tree takes some beating! Tough, tolerant of urban conditions and poor soil, the Nellie Stevens Holly will maintain its dense growth without clipping or form a solid hedge that will keep out a tank.Tolerates air-pollution, poor-drainage, drought and hard soil.Perfect choice for hotter regions – heat and drought resistant.Perfect choice for a larger bush or tall screen – 20 feet tall or more.The dense growth makes it an excellent choice for permanent screening for privacy or to obscure unattractive views. It is shade-tolerant, with spiny, rich, dark-green leaves 2 to 4 inches long. We've gotta protect good ole' Mother Nature, after all.įor a holly that tolerates poor soil, bad drainage, drought and dense shade, look no further than the Nellie Stevens Holly. While we wish we could serve everyone, it's for the safety of native species and helps prevent the spread of invasive disease & pests. The short & sweet answer is: "United States Department of Agriculture Restrictions." Every state has their own unique USDA restrictions on which plants they allow to come into their state. You will receive email notifications along the way on the progress of your order, as well as tracking information to track your plants all the way to their new home! Why are some states excluded from shipping? Orders typically ship out within 2 business days. ![]() How does the delivery process work?Īll of our orders ship via FedEx Ground! Once your order is placed online, our magic elves get right to work picking, staging, boxing and shipping your trees. You'll find we carry young 1-gallons, up to more mature 7-gallons ranging anywhere from 6 inches to 6ft. While the industry-standard terminology is to call the sizes "Gallon Containers", that doesn't exactly translate to the traditional liquid "gallon" size we think of. Nursery containers come in a variety of different sizes, and old-school nursery slang has stuck. All tree, and nothin' but the tree! We measure from the top of the soil to the top of the tree the height of the container or the root system is never included in our measurements.
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