Why doesn't my holly tree have berries? While there are many different species of Ilex, or holly tree, perhaps the most prevalent is the common holly or Ilex aquifolium.This species is widespread ...

Green holly with red berries adorns many holiday cards and wreaths, a legacy of ancient celebrations in northern Europe. The classic English holly (Ilex aquifolium), native to England and other ...

'Ilex aquifolium (English Holly) can grow up to 12m and eventually form a large tree,' says Morris Hankinson, director of Hopes Grove Nurseries. 'However, it is a superb plant to prune and keep in ...

This plant is dioecious; there are male and female plants. If you don’t have both, you don’t get flowers or berries. One male plant can fertilize several female ones — ideally when located ...

Abstract. 1 Intersexual differences in vegetative growth as a result of greater investments in reproduction by females were examined at three modular levels (leaf, branch and tree) in the dioecious ...

Ilex aquifolium ‘Alaska’ is particularly good at smothering itself with vivid red berries. In leaf it looks like the species, but in form has an upright and narrow habit.

Once you notice the intriguing variability of holly leaves, it is hard to know where to stop. The ultra-prickly cultivars, such as Ferox Argentea, are deservedly popular. But my own best-in-garden ...

Bailes also likes Ilex aquifolium 'Elegantissima', a 19th-century variety with white-margined green leaves. It can be cut and tiered like a wedding cake, or made into any other shape.