This handsome and versatile male evergreen holly with a natural pyramidal form creates a superb hedge, screen, or windbreak. Dense, glossy, bright green foliage is tolerant of shearing, making it an excellent topiary specimen or formal accent to entryways or gardens. Small cream-colored flowers do not produce berries.
Plant Type |
Trees |
Hardiness Zone |
7-9 |
Exposure |
Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter |
Height | 10' - 15' (ft) |
Spread | 6' - 8' (ft), 8' - 10' (ft) |
Spacing |
8' (ft) |
Water Needs |
Average |
Maintenance |
Low |
Soil Type |
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil PH |
Acid, Neutral |
Soil Drainage |
Moist but Well-Drained |
Characteristics |
Evergreen, Showy |
Tolerance |
Cold |
Attracts |
Birds, Pollinators |
Garden Uses |
Beds and Borders, Hedges and Screens, Mass Planting, Patio and Containers |
Emerald Colonnade® Holly | Ilex x 'RutHol1' PP #23,905 || This handsome and versatile male evergreen holly with a natural pyramidal form creates a superb hedge, screen, or windbreak. Dense, glossy, bright green foliage is tolerant of shearing, making it an excellent topiary specimen or formal accent to entryways or gardens. Small cream-colored flowers do not produce berries.
Full Sun,
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter,
Average Water Needs, Low Maintenance, Moist but Well-Drained,
Evergreen, Showy,
Cold Tolerant,
Attracts Birds, Attracts Pollinators, Beds and Borders, Hedges and Screens, Mass Planting, Patio and Containers