PL#249
Hedge Box
Ilex 'FARROWICUPRT'
Super dense and with a broad, upright habit, Hedge Box Japanese holly ( Ilex crenata) is the perfect evergreen for narrow, space-saving hedges– with no worries about blight or moths like boxwood. Not only is this selection fast-growing enough to be profitable, but it also has flat leaves, which make it inhospitable to spider mites compared to the usual spoon-shaped foliage of the species. It has demonstrated excellent hardiness here in our Michigan trial garden.
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- Genus
- Ilex
- Species
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- Cultivar
- FARROWICUPRT
- Trade name
- HEDGE BOX
- Hardiness zones
- 5–9 (USDA)
- Mature height
- 4–7 ft
- Mature width
- 2–3 ft
- Description
- Super dense and with a broad, upright habit, Hedge Box Japanese holly ( Ilex crenata) is the perfect evergreen for narrow, space-saving hedges– with no worries about blight or moths like boxwood. Not only is this selection fast-growing enough to be profitable, but it also has flat leaves, which make it inhospitable to spider mites compared to the usual spoon-shaped foliage of the species. It has demonstrated excellent hardiness here in our Michigan trial garden.
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- Deciduous / evergreen
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- Thornless
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- Asexual propagation forbidden
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