40/60cm Root Ball Japanese Holly
(Ilex crenata)

Japanese Holly has a very similar nature to Box hedging, but does not get leaf scorch when pruned, can regenerate from old wood, and can even adapt to colder, tougher conditions- it's the perfect alternative to Buxus sempervirens.̴Ì?

Either keep your Japanese Holly as a small, neat hedge, or try using it as a tidy border/path edging- or even grow to about 1m and trim into a topiary shape!

This 40/60cm root balled Japanese Holly plant is slow-growing but will grow up to 1.2m-2.5m when planted in good conditions.

Ilex crenata can tolerate difficult conditions such as shade, urban pollution, and cold climates, making it the ideal hardy natures, small hedging component to any garden.

• Growth rate: Slow (10-20 cm per year)
• Ideal height: 1.2m- 2.5m Medium
• Soil type: Normal
• Exposure: Coastal, exposed, inland
• Aspect: Full shade, full sun
• Evergreen foliage? Yes

When you receive your Japanese Holly Root Ball plant, it will need to be planted within a couple of weeks or so and must be well-watered during this time. Do not allow the soil to dry out- this will more than likely damage the roots altogether.̴Ì?

Japanese Holly will easily tolerate hard pruning but will be vulnerable to cold weather if done, due to new growth. You can trim off any dead branch tips to make the shape more attractive, too.̴Ì?