Sky Pencil Holly: How to Plant, Grow & Care - NATURE IS A …
WEBSep 20, 2023 · Sky Pencil Holly (Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’) is a popular choice for gardeners due to its unique upright growth habit, low maintenance requirements, and year-round interest. Here’s a detailed guide to help you care for this remarkable plant.
Sky Pencil Holly Care - How To Plant A Sky Pencil Holly Bush ...
WEBApr 26, 2021 · Unique and with a style all its own, Sky Pencil holly (Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil') is a versatile plant with dozens of uses in the landscape. The first thing you'll notice is its narrow, columnar shape.
Sky Pencil Japanese Holly - Monrovia
WEBA narrow, columnar form with dark green foliage that stays neat year-round, and often sports small purple berries in fall, with a male pollenizer nearby. Leaves lack sharp points, making it ideal for decks, patios, or entryways as a vertical accent or privacy screening.
How to Grow and Care for Japanese Holly - The Spruce
WEBFeb 23, 2023 · Japanese holly, Ilex crenata, is an evergreen shrub with a dense branching pattern and a moderate rate of growth. Many gardeners enjoy using it as a lush hedge or border, or to create topiaries. The shrub generally features rounded, glossy, dark green leaves that are only a little more than an inch long.
Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’ (Japanese Holly) - Gardenia
WEBA 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 | Ultimate Grow & Care Guide - Sumo Gardener
WEBSky 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 you need in your garden or patio space.
How To Grow The Sky Pencil Holly (Ilex crenata)
WEBSep 22, 2023 · 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.
Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
WEBIlex 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).
Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' - North Carolina Extension Gardener …
WEBThe Sky Pencil Holly is a cultivar of Ilex Crenata, Japanese Holly, a native of Japan and east Asia that can be found in thickets, woods and wet places in lowland and mountains all over Japan. Sky Pencil Holly is a handsome evergreen shrub that is smaller that most of the species at 6 to 8 feet high, is densely branched, tight, and has columnar ...
Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' - Chris Welch's Horticulture Field Guide
WEBDec 1, 2023 · Ilex crenata, commonly known as Japanese holly, is native to East Asia. Among its numerous cultivars, 'Sky Pencil' stands out due to its unique columnar form. It was discovered in Japan and introduced to the Western gardening world, where it quickly became a favorite.