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Foster's No. 2 Holly - 7 Gallon Pot (3-4')

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Foster’s No. 2 Holly – 7 Gallon Pot (3-4′)

Original price was: $129.97.Current price is: $90.98.

SKU: D2LSC 5813129777 Category: TREES

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Foster’s No. 2 Holly

Ilex x attenuata ‘Foster No. 2’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub or Tree

Height at Maturity: 15-30′ depending on pruning

Width at Maturity: 8-15′ depending on pruning

Spacing Recommendations: 8′ for solid hedge or privacy screen; 18’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Pyramidal, Dense

Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast

Flower Color: White

Flower Size: Small, inconspicuous

Flowering Period: Spring

Flower Type:

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Dark Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: Yes, LOADS of them!

Berry Color: Brilliant Red

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Lightly Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun

Water Needs: Average, Low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist but Well-Drained

Soil pH: 5.5 – 7

Maintenance / Care: Low to Average

Attracts: Visual Attention, Birds

Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Mildew, Heat, Insect, Clay Soil

Description

‘Foster’s No. 2’ is the best of five different interspecific hybrid hollies (Ilex cassine x Ilex opaca) introduced into cultivation in the 1950s by E. E. Foster of Foster Nursery in Bessemer, Alabama. Of the five clones, Foster’s No. 2 is the strongest of the females, which produce berries without the need for a male pollinator.

‘Foster’s No. 2′ is a tall growing (20-30’), upright, evergreen holly that requires no pruning to maintain a dense pyramidal form. With pruning, the shrub or tree can be maintained at half its listed mature size. It features glossy, dark olive green, evergreen leaves (2-3″ long). But it’s the highly ornamental fruit that steals the show on this handsome tree. Inconspicuous, small white flowers bloom in late spring and are followed in fall by LOADS of showy bright red berries in clusters which persist throughout the winter. The berries are a favorite of cedar waxwings and other birds.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 15 to 30 feet in height and 8 to 15 feet wide (depending on pruning), the Foster’s No 2 Holly ideal for use in privacy screen plantings, to frame the corners of tall homes or other structures, spaced in straight rows to delineate a property line or line a drive, or as a magnificent focal point specimen anywhere in the sunny to partially shaded landscape. Great for use around swimming pools and other outdoor living and recreation spaces. The abundant crop of berries make it a welcome addition to bird and wildlife gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 6-8′ for solid privacy screens and hedges; 18′ or more for space between trees

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a, where this Holly tree 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 Foster’s No. 2 Holly is exceptionally easy to grow. It adapts to many soils preferring a moist but well-drained acidic soil of average fertility. 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. Six hours of direct sunlight per day is suggested. Foster’s Holly is relatively low maintenance tree when left to grow natural. That said, many landscapers will perform an annual pruning or shearing 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 get 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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Was a little skeptical about what a 7 gallon specimen would look like coming from an online nursery when I placed the order. The holly received was excellent! Very well branched, no leaf drop and ready to immediately plant. Got it in the ground the same day and several neighbors have already commented on the quality and amazement over the fact that it came via FedEx! Going to gradually train it into a conical shape (more round shaped at the moment) so it fits in with 3 others I had planted a few years back from a local nursery (at 33% higher price vs. Wilson). Highly recommend this variety of holly if you are in the growing regions. Gets a nice amount of berries that Cedar Waxwings that migrate through our area just love.—————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂