Re: Ilex
- Subject: Re: [SG] Ilex
- From: B* D*
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 15:06:53 -0500
Dirr says Zone 6 for Foster's, with Foster's No. 2 the hardiest cultivar.
I suppose it might be worth trying here on the border. Thanks.
Bobbi
On Thu, 24 May 2001, Hal or Nancy Robinson wrote:
> I grow over 40 varieties of Ilex but I am no expert. I do have one in
> Knoxville though. He tells me that many need a specific male. There
> are 5 classes of Ilex and they don't cross over that much. So when I
> buy a holly I ask if it needs a specific male. Well, Holly Haven has
> them. You will get a few strange hollies that do have berries with out
> males but most of us want a full crop to decorate with or admire or feed
> the birds so that does require the real thing. The Foster can be
> trained to stay at 6 feet with annual shearing. I can't find Dirr just
> now for the zone limits on Foster. I will do a better search if no one
> else can find their Dirr's Manual of Woody Landscape Plants.
> Nancy Tennessee zone 6b
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