male holly tree
Looking for a male holly tree for your New Zealand garden? Choosing the right holly is essential, especially if you want vibrant berries or effective pollination within your landscape. Male holly trees play a crucial role as pollen providers, ensuring female hollies produce their iconic red berries. If you’re planting holly for ornamental value, privacy hedging, or to attract wildlife, understanding the difference between male and female varieties is key to garden success.
Ilex aquifolium Angustifolia
This male form of Ilex aquifolium Angustifolia, commonly known as the Narrow Leaf English Holly, is grown for its narrow and spiny, glossy, dark green leaves. It grows with a dense, multi-stemmed, and spreading habit to about 2 m tall and 1.5 m wide. The relatively fine texture of Ilex aquifolium Angustifolia sets it apart from other landscape plants and makes it ideal for including in a mixed planting, using for hedging, screening, or maintaining in a container.
From $141.61
Ilex crenata Convexa (Japanese Holly)
Ilex crenata ‘Convexa’ is a compact, evergreen shrub with dense, glossy green foliage and a naturally rounded form. The small, convex leaves give it a fine texture, making it an excellent choice for low hedging, topiary, and formal borders. It grows to around 1 m tall and 1.2 m wide with a slow to moderate growth rate. This hardy plant thrives in full sun or partial shade, prefers well-drained, slightly acidic soil, and is easy to maintain in NZ gardens.
From $26.93
