I bought a Spy Box Holly through Home Depot online. The plant looked good when I got mid-June. Planted it within a day of getting it. I added mychorrizal fungi and earthworm castings, mulched but not up to the stem and watered it every day for about 2 weeks. I started backing off on watering to every other day then it got really hot with no rain for a long stretch. I watered every other day but sometimes every day and sometimes twice a day. It started dying. I trimmed a bit of the dead stems off, not much, just enough so it could spend more of its energy to keep the rest alive. it died anyway. I am in zone 8b. I thought it was supposed to grow in full sun, but maybe I was wrong?
Sky Box® Japanese Holly Ilex crenata
Exposure
- Part Sun to Sun
- Sun
Flower Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
- Winter
Mature Size
Height: 4' - 5'
Spread: 2' - 3'
Height: 1.2m - 1.5m
Spread: 61cm - 91cm
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48 - 60 Inches36 - 48 Inches24 - 36 Inches1.2m - 1.5m91cm - 1.2m61cm - 91cm
Features
Showy evergreen architecture for your garden!
Add some architecture to your garden or decorative container with this narrow, conical seedling of 'Sky Pencil' holly. Shiny, dark evergreen leaves and tight upright branching make this a must have plant.
Formerly sold as Sky Pointer®.
Produces BerriesFoliage InterestFall InterestWinter InterestSalt TolerantCharacteristics
Plant Type:ShrubShrub Type:EvergreenHeight Category:TallGarden Height:48 - 60 Inches 1.2m - 1.5mSpacing:36 - 48 Inches 91cm - 1.2mSpread:24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cmFlower Colors:WhiteFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:Dark GreenHabit:UprightContainer Role:ThrillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:Part Sun to SunLight Requirement:SunThe optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:EasyBloom Time:Grown for FoliageHardiness Zones:6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8bWater Category:AverageUses:ContainerUses:LandscapeUses Notes:Groupings, masses, perennials or shrub borders, specimen, screens, hedges or containers. This is an elegant formal evergreen for entryways.
Maintenance Notes:According to the Humane Society of America Ilex berries can be toxic to pets. This is means that the plants are generally identified as having the capability for producing a toxic reaction.
Tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions including urban pollution. Prefers moist soils with good drainage. Adaptable to most soil pH levels, though chlorosis (leaf yellowing) may occur in alkaline soils. This can be prevented or treated by fertilizing twice a year in early spring and again in early summer. Maintains a columnar shape without pruning. If pruning is necessary shear in early to mid-summer. Moderate water, drought resistant once established. Evergreen -slower grower. Fertilize in early spring by applying a slow release fertilizer specialized for evergreens. Follow the label for recommended rate of application.
Sky Box® Ilex crenata 'Farrowone' USPP 20,049 -
541322111Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
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Stephanie C., South Carolina, United States, 1 week ago
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I bought 22 of these hollies and they all went in the ground the day I bought them. 12 of them are doing amazing all those are almost double in size. The rest are the same size as the day I bought them I literally mean the same size and a few lost half their bodies.. they have leaves but thin.. bunnies never touch them or other animals.. have them since 2018.. PW is not responding to my questions.. $18 I think i paid for each one.. not on sale. I wish I had paid sale price I would be hurting less..
E, Massachusetts, United States, 3 years ago -
I bought 22 of these hollies and they all went in the ground the day I bought them. 12 of them are doing amazing all those are almost double in size. The rest are the same size as the day I bought them I literally mean the same size and a few lost half their bodies.. they have leaves but thin.. bunnies never touch them or other animals.. have them since 2018.. PW is not responding to my questions.. $18 I think i paid for each one.. not on sale. I wish I had paid sale price I would be hurting less..
E, Massachusetts, United States, 3 years ago -
I purchased three Sky Pointers at a big box store at the end of the season on sale. I planted them in early November in zone 6b, obviously not ideal, and the weather turned quite cold very shortly thereafter. I pruned off the little bits of the plant that had dieback this spring and the plants are doing fabulous! It’s now August and they are super dark green and growing very well. They are planted along the fence at the back of my yard and look great.
J Roche, Pennsylvania, United States, 8 years ago
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