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Sun, Sep 20, 09 at 23:19
| Hi everyone,
I just bought a few 1-gallon dwarf burford hollies from Home Depot to add to a row I already have (planted last year). They were clearly labeled "Holly Dwf Burford", but the latin underneath it read "ilex burfordii" which is just regular (not dwarf) burford hollies. These terms were literally printed on the tag right next to each other. I'm a bit worried that I have actually bought full sized burfords and don't want to plant them among my dwarfs if this is the case. Does anyone know how to tell the difference when they're this small? Thanks, GM |
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| Well the Latin name is incorrect either way, so that doesn't help much. Given that, I wouldn't necessarily assume that just because part of the cultivar name was left off, that it wasn't dwarf. The bad thing is that it might be mislabeled even if you found one that had the correct cultivar name. It isn't unusual to find mislabeled plants, especially at big box stores. Without evaluating it over time, I don't know how you could tell. If you had bought it from a local nursery, you'd have a better chance of getting it properly ID'd. |
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- Posted by greenman1976 7 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 21, 09 at 21:00
| That's a good point, Brandon. I read in another forum that one way to tell the difference is that the dwarfs have their berries on the inside of their branches whereas the original burfords have them more toward the tips of the branches. Does anyone know if this is the case? Only one of the ones I bought has any berries, and they are definitely toward the interior of the plant. |
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- Posted by donnabaskets 7b-8 MS (My Page) on Wed, Sep 30, 09 at 23:10
| Yes, greenman, this is the case. The dwarf burfords have their berries on the interiors of the branches. The large ones have their berries on the tips, in big clusters. I grow the dwarfs, but the big ones are everywhere here in the south. |
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- Posted by Annie 7.5(ahgroh@sbcglobal.net) onFri, Feb 11, 11 at 16:23
| How fast do regular Burford hollies grow? I'm planting a privacy hedge. Thanks |
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