Holly might not normally seem like a large enough plant to use for privacy, but that's not the case with this cultivar. Nellie Stevens holly (Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens') can actually reach heights ...

I see varying information. How tall will a Nellie R. Stevens holly grow? I need a short row of a screening shrub that will grow at least 10 or 12 feet tall. : Nellie R. Stevens holly would be ideal.

DEAR NEIL: If I wanted to grow a Nellie R. Stevens holly as a tree, how would I train it? I see nice shrubs in the nursery. What should I be looking for? Dear Reader: If you want a single-trunk ...

Has a similar shrub form to Indian hawthorn ... Has small bright red berries in winter. ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ holly is maybe the best holly for privacy screening. Has dark green leaves and ...

If we never pruned a Nellie R. Stevens holly ... a couple of other plants might be more suitable. Oakland holly grows in the form it sounds like you want. And certainly two upright forms of ...

Dear Neil: If I wanted to grow a Nellie R. Stevens holly as a tree, how would I train it? I see nice shrubs in the nursery. What should I be looking for? Answer: If you want a single-trunk tree ...

It makes a great, bold-look evergreen screen. Nellie R. Stevens holly is a hybrid out of the Chinese holly genetics. It’s my favorite large shrub to 12 to 15 feet tall and wide, making it the ...

can pollinate ‘Nellie Stevens’ holly. Chinese holly is the shrub that has so many spines on each leaf it’s scary to look at. But like all hollies, Chinese holly has both male and female types.

Dear Neil: I have a large Nellie R. Stevens holly that I’d really like to train ... But if you have a plant that has gotten too massive at its base and you want to try it as a tree, you might ...