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Height: 6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m) 8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m) 10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m) 12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)
Spacing: 6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m) 8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: White/Near White
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer
Foliage: Grown for foliage Deciduous
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Soil pH requirements: 4.6 to 5.0 (highly acidic) 5.1 to 5.5 (strongly acidic) 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From softwood cuttings From semi-hardwood cuttings By simple layering
Seed Collecting: Remove fleshy coating on seeds before storing Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
On Apr 30, 2009, claypa from West Pottsgrove, PA (Zone 6b) wrote:
Spectacular in winter with lots of bright red berries on female shrubs, this native American shrub has lots of selections and a few hybrids with other hollies. Unlike evergreen hollies, these are ideal for very wet locations. Birds and other wildlife eat the fruit in late winter here, but the fruit appears in late summer before the leaves fall.
Seeds sprouted after a year for me; semi-hardwood cuttings work, but mist would probably make it easier.
On Nov 9, 2008, CTpalmguy from South Lyme, CT (Zone 7a) wrote:
This plant is way overused in Connecticut. If you're going to plant a holly, why plant one that loses its leaves in winter? I think having evergreen foliage is what makes hollies so interesting and attractive... it's nice to have green in the dead of winter. There are so many attractive, fully-evergreen cultivars in the Ilex genus that could be used in place of winterberry.
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