Sky Pencil Japanese holly (Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’) is a low-maintenance evergreen shrub that is perfect for a narrow garden space. This holly is slender and graceful, with an upright habit ...

WHAT: The Sky Pencil variety of ilex crenata is a narrow columnar Japanese holly that has dark, lustrous evergreen foliage. In the fall, it produces purple berries that attract birds.

Sky Pencil is a cultivar of the Japanese holly Ilex crenata. Sky Pencil has a unique, very narrow, upright growth habit that looks great in the garden as an accent plant, and it has quickly become ...

ANSWER: Sky Pencil is a cultivar of Japanese holly, Ilex crenata.This species of holly is poorly adapted to south Louisiana and commonly succumbs to root rots in the heat of mid- to late summer ...

Ilex crenata 'Mariesii' grows into a wonderfully congested form of small ... but does not have as slim an outline as I. crenata 'Sky Pencil,' probably because the congested foliage on 'Mariesii ...

A: Sky Pencil is a hybrid selection from Japanese holly, Ilex crenata. As such, it's adapted to East Texas, but not so well to the western 80 percent of the state. It definitely needs acidic soil ...

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Sky Pencil Holly: Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' With its skyward-reaching growth habit, Sky Pencil holly lends architectural interest to home entryways or corners. Unlike many shrubs that outgrow ...