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Liberty Holly – 3 Gallon Pot

Original price was: $84.97.Current price is: $59.48.

SKU: D2LSC 561449659 Categories: Fall Color Shrubs, Flowering Shrubs, SHRUBS & BUSHES

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Liberty Holly

Ilex x ‘Conty’ PP12009

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub or Tree

Height at Maturity: 10-15′

Width at Maturity: 6-8′

Spacing: 5-6′ for solid hedges; 12′ or for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Pyramidal

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flower Size: Small

Flowering Period: May, June

Flower Type:

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Dark Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: Yes

Berry Color: Red

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun

Water Needs: Average, Low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist to Somewhat Dry

Soil pH: 5.5 – 7

Maintenance / Care: Low to Average

Attracts: Visual Attention, Birds

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Mildew, Heat, Clay Soil

Description

Liberty Holly is a hybrid selected from a cross between ‘Mary Nell’ and ‘Red Delight’ holly. Our favorite of all the tall hollies, Liberty sports highly attractive, lustrous deep green leaves with 15 to 20 pairs of points per leaf. In late fall through winter the branches abundant bright scarlet berries add to the overall appeal and provide winter interest in the landscape. The Liberty Holly can be grown as a large shrub, with foliage from the ground up, or lower branches can be removed to form a highly attractive, small evergreen tree.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 10 to 15 feet in height and 6 to 8 feet wide (depending on pruning), the Liberty Holly is ideal for use as a specimen, in single or staggered rows to form a solid privacy hedge or screen, or to frame the corners of homes or other buildings. Great for use in the ground or in large pots around swimming pools and other outdoor living spaces. The abundant crop of berries make it a welcome addition to bird and wildlife gardens. Excellent for an outdoor Christmas tree!

Suggested Spacing: 5-6 feet apart for solid privacy screens and hedges; 12 feet or more apart for space between plants

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a, where this Holly is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

The Liberty Holly is exceptionally easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained acidic soil of average fertility and full sun to part shade. Alkaline soils result in chlorosis (yellowing of leaves) which can be corrected by the application of chelated iron and/or soil sulfur. More berries are produced in full to mostly sun however you can expect a good crop even with some shade. Four hours or more of direct sunlight per day is suggested. Minimal if an maintenance when left to grow natural. That said, many landscapers will perform an annual pruning to maintain a more formal appearance or to control size.

Important Note: Any heavy pruning after spring flowering will reduce or eliminate berry production.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for a Holly tree.

How To Plant A Holly Tree In The Ground Or In Pots

How To Prune A Holly Bush Or Tree

How To Fertilize & Water A Holly Tree

Privacy Screen Design And Planting Tips

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