Re: Ilex
- Subject: Re: [SG] Ilex
- From: s*
- Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 11:57:38 -0400
According to Dirr:
"Ilex x attenuate 'Fosteri' -- Foster's Hybrid Hollies
"represents a group of interspecific hybrids [what does that mean??]
ber=tween Ilex cassine <Dahoon> x I. opaca <American Holly>." So, I
would suppose that both Ilex cassine & I. opaca (& offspring?) could
pollinate Foster's. Dirr, again: "Zone 6 to 9" (for Foster, that
is).
HTH.
BTW, I have a holly which is getting a little taller than I would
like. I know "topping" trees is a nono. So, how do I prune it to
keep it in bounds. I don't want a manicured shape, just wildish.
TIA.
On Thu, 24 May 2001 16:00:49 -0400, you 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
