| Nellie R Stevens is a hybrid plant, between Ilex | | | | decorating both indoors and outdoors. The bark of |
| aquifolium and Ilex cornuta. It has radiant looks, | | | | the tree is thin, so it is prone to injury. It requires |
| with dark green leaves and excellent fruit | | | | pruning for the pedestrian clearance under the |
| production. We can say that Nellie R Stevens Holly | | | | shade. The tree grows with several trunks; |
| has the darkest leaves among the plants. It is a | | | | however, if you want it to grow with a single |
| fast growing plant reaching up to 20 - 30 feet in | | | | trunk, it can through training. |
| height and spreads over 10 - 12 feet. The tree | | | | Nellie R Stevens Holly grows in both partial shade, |
| grows into a beautiful broad pyramid shape and is | | | | partial or in full sun. It can tolerate clay, loam, |
| tolerant to heavy clay soils. It can even withstand | | | | sand, and slightly alkaline, acidic, and well drained |
| extreme drought conditions. These aesthetic | | | | soils. It has an excellent extreme drought |
| qualities of the tree and the tolerance to the | | | | tolerance. These excellent qualities of the tree |
| harsh climatic conditions make it more popular for | | | | made it more popular in the warmer regions of |
| use in the landscapes and gardens. | | | | the country, and are an ideal choice as a screen |
| Nellie R Stevens Holly is widely available in a | | | | or a border. It grows uniformly with a very little |
| nursery, in small and medium sizes. You can plant | | | | pruning and is widely available. There should be |
| it either in a container or in the ground. You can | | | | enough space provided for the tree growth as it |
| use these trees as hedges, buffer strips around | | | | becomes wider at the base as it grows. Nursery |
| the parking lots, residential street tree, Christmas | | | | developers grow the tree either as a single stem |
| tree, or a sidewalk cutout and in large parking | | | | or as a multi stem. The main branches of the |
| islands. | | | | tree connected strongly to the trunk making it |
| The shape of the leaf is oblong and is 2-4 inches | | | | more stable and a permanent fixture for any |
| long. It is an evergreen tree and does not have a | | | | landscape. The bright red berries produce a prolific |
| color change or fall during winters. The flowers of | | | | content that gives an advantage to the plant to |
| the tree are white in color and are not showy. | | | | produce fruits even without a male tree. |
| The flowers bloom during springs and are | | | | However, the main propagation of the plant is not |
| inconspicuous. The tree has abundant fruits, which | | | | through the seeds but by cuttings or grafting. |
| are less than 0.5 inches length. The color of the | | | | There is no report of any pests or diseases to be |
| fruits are thick red, and do not attract wildlife, but | | | | a major concern for the plant. However, scaling |
| birds from February or early march. It makes a | | | | happens occasionally to the plant. |
| wonderful winter tree and is suitable for | | | | |