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Ilex 'Mary Nell'

Also Known As

Ilex 'Mary Nelle'
Ilex x 'Mary Nell'
Ilex x 'Mary Nell'
Mary Nell Holly
Mary Nell Holly
Mary Nelle Holly

Plant type

tree, shrub

size

H: 10'-20'
W: 10'

planting zones

7a-8b

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Ilex 'Mary Nell' plant details

Ilex 'Mary Nell' is a broadleaf evergreen shrub or tree with green foliage. and red fruit. Features glossy texture. Attracts birds. Grows well with sun - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in acidic and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something seaside / salt tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Ilex 'Mary Nell'

Plant type: shrub or tree
Plant family: aquifoliaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 0 FT - 10 FT - wide, 10 FT - 20 FT - tall
Uses: cutting garden, hedge, pyramidal

GROWING CONDITIONS for Ilex 'Mary Nell'

USDA Zones: 7a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer, seaside / salt and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: acidic and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A popular landscape plant in the southeast (for good reason!) but not well enough known elsewhere. Perhaps one of the best plants for creating a screen, this 10-20' shrub/tree is very easily sheared and perfectly lovely when left to its own devices. This makes a gorgeous statement as hedge or specimen with its glossy, deep-green, spine-edged leaves and its abundance of vivid red fruit. S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

Given to us by the late J.C. Raulston and name after the great holly man himself, Tom Dodd, comes this fairly rapid-growing hybrid, which forms an 8-10' pyramidal shape in a few years and then slowly marches to 20 -25'. Leaves have a most interesting ruffled texture and gloss, giving it an almost artificial appearance. Excellent screen, easily hedged, but we think it's better looking if you don't. USDA zone 7, possibly 6. Sun to 3/4 shade. Give it a little extra water in summer dry places. Excellent container specimen.

By: Cistus Nursery

Large, dark, spiney leaves and tremedous quantities of red berries make this hybrid holly much in demand. Mary Nell is an extremely handsome large pyramidal shrub reaching 8-10' tall in ten years.

By: Fantastic Plants

Beautiful deep green glosyy foliage adorns this vigorous evergreen tree. A natural pyramidal growth habit. Loads of bright red berries are borne on mature trees just in time for the holiday season.