This columnar holly makes a great vertical accent in narrow spaces. Use in portable pots and boxes for porch, patio and terrace. Try pairs to flank a wall fountain or a sculpture. Use four matched at corners of a simple parterre. Exceptional at front entry to traditional architecture.

2023年2月23日 · Japanese holly (Ilex crenata) is an evergreen shrub known for its dense branches. Learn how to use it in your landscape.

2021年4月26日 · It is a cultivar (cultivated variety) of Japanese holly and has evergreen foliage that resembles boxwoods more than hollies. Read on to find out how to plant a Sky Pencil holly and how easy it is to care for this interesting plant.

‘Sky Pencil’ holly is a female cultivar of Japanese holly (Ilex crenata). ‘Sky Pencil’ is an evergreen shrub with densely branched, tight, columnar (fastigiate) growth habit. It is a member of the holly family (Aquifoliaceae). Sky Pencil Holly is easy to transplant and urban tolerant.

A very distinctive holly, Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’ is a slow-growing, narrow, strongly columnar evergreen Japanese Holly with shiny foliage of convex, dark green leaves, which holds all year. Small black fruits follow the tiny white flowers in late summer and fall.

Sky Pencil Holly, Ilex crenata, is a stunning, broadleaved holly variety with gorgeous dark green foliage and a curious columnar growing habit. With dozens of landscaping uses and a compact vertical growth habit, it might just function as the exclamation point …

Ilex crenata, commonly known as Japanese holly or box-leaved holly, is a dense, multi-branched, evergreen shrub with a rounded form that typically matures to 5-10’ tall and as wide. It is native to forests, thickets and mountain slopes in Japan, Korea, China and eastern Russia (Sakhalin).

2023年9月22日 · Originally from Japan, the Sky Pencil Holly was introduced into the U.S. National Arboretum in 1985. It is a cultivated variety of Japanese holly, is classified as a broadleaf evergreen shrub, and is part of the boxwood evergreen family.

Robust and Resilient: Revel in the lush, evergreen foliage of the Sky Pencil Holly that remains vibrant through all seasons. This hardy plant thrives in a variety of soils, including the challenging clay types, ensuring a verdant display wherever it's planted.

Sky Pencil Japanese Holly - Unique and with a style all its own, Ilex crenata, commonly known as Japanese holly or box-leaved holly, is a dense, multi-branched, evergreen shrub with a conical form that typically matures to 5-10’ tall and wide with dozens of uses in the landscape.