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Liberty Holly
Ilex x ‘Conty’ PP12009
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub or Tree
Height at Maturity: 10-15′
Width at Maturity: 6-8′
Spacing: 5-6′ for solid hedges; 12′ or for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Pyramidal
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flower Size: Small
Flowering Period: May, June
Flower Type:
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Dark Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: Yes
Berry Color: Red
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun
Water Needs: Average, Low when established
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist to Somewhat Dry
Soil pH: 5.5 – 7
Maintenance / Care: Low to Average
Attracts: Visual Attention, Birds
Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Mildew, Heat, Clay Soil
Description
Liberty Holly is a hybrid selected from a cross between ‘Mary Nell’ and ‘Red Delight’ holly. Our favorite of all the tall hollies, Liberty sports highly attractive, lustrous deep green leaves with 15 to 20 pairs of points per leaf. In late fall through winter the branches abundant bright scarlet berries add to the overall appeal and provide winter interest in the landscape. The Liberty Holly can be grown as a large shrub, with foliage from the ground up, or lower branches can be removed to form a highly attractive, small evergreen tree.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 10 to 15 feet in height and 6 to 8 feet wide (depending on pruning), the Liberty Holly is ideal for use as a specimen, in single or staggered rows to form a solid privacy hedge or screen, or to frame the corners of homes or other buildings. Great for use in the ground or in large pots around swimming pools and other outdoor living spaces. The abundant crop of berries make it a welcome addition to bird and wildlife gardens. Excellent for an outdoor Christmas tree!
Suggested Spacing: 5-6 feet apart for solid privacy screens and hedges; 12 feet or more apart for space between plants
Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a, where this Holly is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.
Growing Preferences
The Liberty Holly is exceptionally easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained acidic soil of average fertility and full sun to part shade. Alkaline soils result in chlorosis (yellowing of leaves) which can be corrected by the application of chelated iron and/or soil sulfur. More berries are produced in full to mostly sun however you can expect a good crop even with some shade. Four hours or more of direct sunlight per day is suggested. Minimal if an maintenance when left to grow natural. That said, many landscapers will perform an annual pruning to maintain a more formal appearance or to control size.
Important Note: Any heavy pruning after spring flowering will reduce or eliminate berry production.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for a Holly tree.
How To Plant A Holly Tree In The Ground Or In Pots
How To Prune A Holly Bush Or Tree
How To Fertilize & Water A Holly Tree
Privacy Screen Design And Planting Tips
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nice real nice plants very impressed !———————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Liberty holly came in wonderful shape and is doing well. Ligustrum and wax myrtle purchased in the last year are thriving.—————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them all for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Plant was promptly shipped. Shipment was very well packaged and secured. As a result package arrived healthy and in excellent shape. I planted in my front yard and the plant has started showing new growth and is doing well despite all the rain we have had in my area the last two weeks.—————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Both of the above orders arrived today in great shape. Well packed and prompt shipping. You should have an easier way for customers to provide feedback when an order has arrived at the customer’s location. Thanks.———————————-We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! I sent you instructions, I hope it was helpful. Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
Everything I have ordered from Wilson Bros to date has been beautiful, healthy and of a good size. – the recent order of the Liberty holly is no exception. Plant arrived quickly, packaged well and with no issues in shipping. It’s a good size and robust. Very happy with all my orders from Wilson Bros. Really among the top tier for online nurseries in my experience.———————————-Hi Scott, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Liberty Holly. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks so much for the wonderful review!! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Another beautiful plant from Wilson Bros. I haven’t planted but will be doing soon. Great service, received quickly, and in great shape. —————— WBG Reply – Hi Marci – Thanks so much for your feedback and review of the Liberty Holly and we hope you enjoy this handsome plant for years to come. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens
I have been wanting a holly this size and with a pyramidal shape for a long time. I was very happy to find the perfect plant. It was delivered in perfect condition and delivery was prompt. Very pleased! ——— WBG Reply: Hi Denise – Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review and for all the compliments! Glad to hear you were happy with the size and shape of your Liberty holly. Personally, this is my favorite of all the tall hollies. Love the leaves. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens
Purchased a liberty holly. Wilson Bros. delivered a healthy plant with a large root ball. Would order again. ——— WBG Reply: Hi Josh – Thanks so much for taking the time to provide us and future visitors to Wilson Bros gardens with your review. Glad to hear you were pleased with the quality of the holly. Glad to hear you were pleased with the holly. Out of all the upright hollies the Liberty has to be my personal favorite. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens
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