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Holly - Ilex
I have seen many Holly hedges and we have a holly mixed in with our hedge, we did not plant it but I think its seed dropped from a bird as it sat in the bush next to it. Holly is an evergreen tree. A holly is easy to identify as it has shiny prickly leaves with sharp points. Actually there is one holly that does not have points on its leaves .The leaves of the holly is green and some are variegated with cream. The female holly produces red berries that are used at Christmas for decoration. To get holly berries there must be a male tree nearby to pollinate the female to produce berries. Some hollies have yellow berries. If you are buying holly at the garden centre the sex should be on the label.
Holly is a good tree to make a hedge from as it makes a thick hedge; it is prickly so is good for a border hedge where you do not want people coming in. Holly is also a good wildlife hedge. Birds love the berries in the winter. I have seen many a blackbird with a red holly berry in its beak song and mistle thrushes, redwings and, fieldfares are among the other birds that eat holly berries. Although birds love the berries they are poisonous to humans. The holly blue butterfly will lay its eggs on the flower buds of the holly and the caterpillar will eat it. The holly flowers are white. Bees love to sup the nectar from the flowers The Robin, thrush's goldfinches and some other birds will nest in a holly tree as it provides good protection from predators. Underneath a holly leaf litter collects do not remove it as it is a haven for hedgehog's slow worms and other small mammals to hibernate in.
Winter early spring time is a perfect time to plant a holly tree or hedge, adding one or two hollies to an existing hedge is a good idea . Holly does like a soil that drains well does not like it too wet. Plant the holly saplings about 12 inches 30 c apart. The holly is slow growing so takes 2 or 3 years to fill the hedge out. The time to prune shape your holly is in August.
So start your holly hedge soon and you will be rewarded by wildlife visiting and berries for your Christmas decorations
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