The Sky Pencil holly is a great way to spruce up a sidewalk or edge of a garage. The plants also work well as a container garden centerpiece, where they can be enjoyed for multiple seasons.

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 ...

QUESTION: I planted about 15 Sky Pencil hollies along my fence. They are in full sunlight and receive adequate water. The leaves are turning brown, drying up, and then the whole plant dies.

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 ...

As an evergreen, it holds interest in all seasons. 'Mariesii' grows into a column, but does not have as slim an outline as I. crenata 'Sky Pencil,' probably because the congested foliage on ...

(LOUISVILLE, May 24th, 2004, 6 p.m.)-- Looking for another way to spruce up your garden? WAVE 3 Garden Talk expert Cindi Sullivan has details on how to add an architectural element to your garden.

Sky Pencil Holly is the most commonly used plant for a very narrow, upright growth habit. It is a form of Japanese holly with very small, thornless leaves. It will eventually grow to 8 feet in ...