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| Few years back I planted a couple tiny variegated Ilex something or others. One is hanging out, the other dead from too much water I figure.
I also have two decent looking generic hollies about my height. Just today I thought they were looking pretty good against the drab background. Then I thought almost every other type of tree gets a photo gallery around here. Anyone have some good Ilex anything to show? |
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| This probably isn't what you had in mind. Ilex crenata, 'Convexa'. I started these plants as cuttings years ago. Works way better than Boxwood in my climate. Mike
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| That is awesome, Mike! They do make terrific hedges, although they are not used as such near enough here. They are somewhat commonly planted as specimens/accents, but the only ones I have seen as a hedge are at my parents house. Do you do the pruning on that lizard? John |
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- Posted by ghostlyvision 8b/9a (My Page) on Tue, Nov 29, 11 at 17:23
| Very cool, Mike! I love Ilex, hubby just brought home a couple small ones for out back. A couple weeks ago we found some 'Hector's Gold' i.v. and planted them up front as a hedge, I posted about them on the shrubs forum as I couldn't find much info on this variety. Love the look of them, hope they live long and prosper in their new location. :)
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| Here's one I propagated a number of years ago. They root pretty easy, but slow off the git-go. Mike A varigated Ilex aquafolium.
And a close-up.
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- Posted by toronado3800 Z6 St. Louis (My Page) on Tue, Nov 29, 11 at 23:25
| Well there are a couple good ones out there! What inspired tue lizard? I had a deer take a few bites around an arborvitae, give it a poodle tail look for a couple years. Nothing cool like a lizard. How does your aquafolium hold up? Does it burn in summer or winter? |
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| No burning at all, but that's in our climate with good soil and adequate water. Look what I did to an Arborvitae that tipped over because I planted it at 10 ft. tall, too close to my cabin. It leaned out and ice brought it down. I left it there. You can see the rootball on the right. I have trimmed the lower branches to make it look like a grove. Well, ....sorta. |
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| ^Awesome idea! |
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