First-class American cultivar, originating from a cross between I. cornuta and I. aquifolium. Attractive, healthy leaves and good, tight, regular habit. Because the plant can bear very many fruits, ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ is one of the most widely used holly cultivars in the USA. Nellie Robinson Stevens was a respected head teacher in Oxford, Maryland. She was also a keen gardener. Around 1900, she collected the seeds from naturally pollinated I. cornuta in the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington. Descendants of these seeds grew in the garden of her home, which after her death in 1951 was purchased by the grower Gustav van Lennep. He noticed the plant and introduced it.
oval to elongated, dark olive green, with 2 - 3 teeth on each side, 5 - 8 cm long and 4 - 5 cm wide, evergreen
Цветы
♀, white, inconspicuous, April/Ma♂
Плоды
orange-red, fleshy drupe, 8 - 10 mm, very numerous
Колючки/шипы
None
Ядовитость
ядовитые части
Вид почвы
humic, moist but well-drained soil, tolerates both acidic and calcareous soils
Мощение
неустойчив к мощению
Зона зимостойкости
6 (-23,3 до -17,8 °C)
Устойчивость к ветру
very good
Прочие виды устойчивости
устойчив к морозам, зона 1 - 6, cустойчив к ветру
Дерево-среда обитания для животных
дерево-источник питания для птиц
Применение
кашпо для деревьев, сады на крыше, побережье, небольшие сады, сады в патио
Форма
штамбовое дерево, многоствольное дерево
Происхождение
G.A. van Lennep, St. Michael, MD, USA, 1954
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Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' can eventually reach a height of 6 - 8 m, depending on the site and climate conditions.
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' is среднерастущий and can eventually reach a height of 6 - 8 m, depending on the site and climate conditions.
The right time to plant Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' is during the dormancy period. In Western Europe, Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' with root balls can generally be planted from mid-November to late April, although this depends strongly on the climatic conditions and the species of tree.