You may have a male holly tree. You need to buy it some friends,,,,,Originally Posted by Mel Fulks
You may have a male holly tree. You need to buy it some friends,,,,,
Lee Schierer
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If he does get his tree a "lady friend" I hope there are bees around to facilitate the courtship.
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Thanks,Lee. I was warned about it taking a long time . Giving it lots of banana peels ! Actually saw a berry recently ! Bought the tree
from a good dealer . It’s a Nellie Stevens, which is known to be the fastest growing kind . Has real glossy leaves ….so I don’t have to
wax them.
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As others have mentioned, holly is dioecious. That means you have to have a male and a female to get berries.
Be careful for what you wish. Birds will drop seeds from berries in some place where you, or your neighbors, may not want holly trees. A few years ago a neighbor had some holly trees removed. He was very happy for me to take the wood away as it saved him dump fees. Didn't have a way to quick dry it so it isn't as white as properly dried holly. It is still a pretty wood.
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Nellie Stevens doesn’t need a pollinator, that’s probably another reason she is so popular.
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