Re: Ilex
- Subject: Re: [SG] Ilex
- From: B* D*
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 09:43:32 -0500
I thought Foster's Holly was not hardy here. I am a little bit colder than
you, zone 5/6. What is its max. size? If it can be kept fairly short, I'd
love to try one.
I'll plant a male if it turns out I need one, but supposedly any male
holly blooming at the right time (even 2 miles away) will pollinate any
female evergreen or deciduous, native or exotic makes no difference. I
have found this to be true so far.
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
On Wed, 23 May 2001, Hal or Nancy Robinson wrote:
> Bobbi, you did not mention if you had a Foster( x attenuata #2). You
> could put this one in the middle and have 2 rounded ones on each side
> with one taller pointed tree as an accent. You will need a male for all
> the chinese hollies. The Foster can be pollenated by the American
> opaca.
