Ilex opaca 'Jersey Knight'
$42.00 / 1G
American Holly ·
Description
American Holly 'Jersey Knight' is a tree suited to full sun to part shade and average to moist conditions. It offers male color in spring.
Benefits
Adds long-term structure, shade, and a sense of permanence to the landscape. Supports a more active, living garden with flowers that pollinators can use. Offers native-plant character in a garden-friendly selected form. A better candidate for landscapes with deer pressure than more browse-prone plants.
Features
Glossy evermale flowers; red berries fruit; matures about 20 - 40 ft tall and 12 - 25 ft wide
Usage/Use
Evergreen hedge, foundation planting, wildlife garden
| Ilex opaca 'Jersey Knight' | |
| American Holly | |
| 'Jersey Knight | |
| Yes | |
| Best grown in full sun to part shade with average to moist moisture. | |
| Full Sun to Part Shade; Average to Moist moisture; Acidic, well-drained soil. Water regularly the first season, then adjust to plant preference. | |
| North America / Asia depending species | |
| Navitar | |
| Yes | |
| Deer | |
| Low | |
| Yes |
| 5 - 9 | |
| Hardy in USDA Zones 5–9; protect roots during establishment. | |
| Full Sun | |
| High Organic | |
| 5 - 7 | |
| 20 - 40 ft | |
| 12 - 25 ft | |
| Wide | |
| 12 - 25 ft |
| Yes | |
| None | |
| Green | |
| Green foliage | |
| Birds from Fruit | |
| Coastal Area | |
| Native Garden | |
| All Winter Season Interest | |
| Evergreen Hedges | |
| Columnar | |
| Very Long Lived | |
| Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter |
| Moist Soil | |
| Well-drained | |
| Water deeply during establishment; after established, water based on rainfall and soil moisture. | |
| Low | |
| Water regularly during establishment, mulch to conserve moisture, and cut back/prune at the proper seasonal time. |