'Sky Pencil' Holly - Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil'

'Sky Pencil' Holly - Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' - If you have a narrow space, Sky Pencil holly may be a positive addition to your landscape. In this video we present information about the cultural requirements and specific uses of this plant.

[brianandtamiolson]

I have two Sky Pencil one in the ground, one in a pot. I’m zone 9b and both are doing great. They are in full sun and I have not experienced any tip burn or problems. They are two years old now. Love them

[maryb]

5b here on well-drained slope. I've had three in the ground for two winters. One more shady than other two; I water them liberally, all three have grown about the same, maybe 6 inches a year. That same excellent tip about so many shrubs: chop them shorter to strengthen stems. Love this advice, thanks.

[gracefulgrowing]

I live in 5B/6 a but I don't have a sky pencil Holly. I'm going to get one now. Never heard of it until now. Jim Putnam has the best channel out there on YouTube. The education that he brings is unmeasurable.. ❤❤

[APR]

I am in the NC mountains, zone 6a (maybe 6b) at close to 4K feet. I have 4 pencil holly in the ground: 2 have experienced a winter and survived. The other 2 were planted this spring and so far they are looking great. Last winter was relatively mild so we’ll see how they do this winter. I also tried 2 pencil holly in pots last year and left them out in winter; that was a disaster. Those 2 dried up and died. 😢

[acasburn]

I’ve just discovered this plant a few months ago and purchased 3 and they are all thriving in pots.
They add structure and interest in the garden.
They are in flower at the moment as it is spring here in Australia.🇦🇺 😃

[jeannettejohnson]

I sure wish I had seen this two or three years ago- planted 3 next to front steps that go up along side of my house- looked great until they didn’t!! Not pruned nor proper water…maybe I’ll try again!! Thanks for the lesson😂
Jeannette

[cynthiacisneros]

I brought 1 from Home Depot! Beautiful❣️Houston 9a partial sun, container .

[sandieweatherup]

This is the video I have needed for 2 years. Thank you. I bought the smallest sky pencil holly to put in 2 tall patio containers. So far so good. I did know to keep them pruned but I needed the tips on watering and mites.

[sarahleeB]

Just have to say, I love how you show the bloopers at the end of your video. I can 100% relate as I’m an introvert.

[patriotparkinglotservices-]

Youre very knowledgeable. I have (had) 40 sky pencil holly on my property in Houston. We put them in 2 summers ago and I've lost about half of them. Last summer was a hot and dry one so I made sure to have them on a drip line id run every night for 6 hours. You've made me realize it's too hot here for this plant and I've wasted money😂. I'm going to use a bit of holly food on them through this summer and see if that helps.

[RichardKHayes]

Thank you so much for this very educational wonderful video. I appreciate this much!

[ChaiLatte]

I just bought two so we'll see how this goes. I'm in 6a, but right on the border of 6b, so I'm on the lower limit of this tree. I'll definitely keep an eye on the watering this summer and keep them pruned.

[sheliafears]

I just purchased 8…they are in a bed next to the garage. Let’s see what happens in Savannah GA next season. 🤞🏽

[tammywinter]

I like the idea of tall and slender!, I had 4, 3 have perished😢…from this video sounds like I didn’t water them enough…. I might try again…thank you .

[dominiquecook]

I'm in zone 5 I believe I have 2 of them in the front of my house..they were already planned when we moved in and was doing great up until this year. Don't know why but they started to lose a lot of leaves, so it's starting to look bare in some spots.(ben here 6 years)

[caninetrainingandbehavior]

I'm in Zone 5b/6. Two plants. Neither doing well. Turned blue-ish green. Dropping leaves. One gets 1/2 day sun, the other less. Maybe I'll try to save them by moving them. I love this bush. Wish I knew what went wrong.

[patriciaglass]

Thankyou for this great review on this great Evergreen plant. I have 3 Sky Pencil hollies of which1 that I have never pruned (the other 2 were pruned by the horse & the goat 😮). The one is nearly 20 feet tall & doing just what you described. How much can I take off this fall so I don't get the spraying out with the snow? I have it tied with garden twine but would like to take it off. Thanks for your help

[marvinjackson]

zone 5 Here, we have 6 of them all around 5 feet tall right now. if they are by a gutter downspout they will get too much water. a had to divert the water with a concrete spout on the ground.

[missgardenlove]

Hi Jim, pls do a video on Carolina Cypress. 🙏

[imaginecastles]

I bought two of these last spring. One died and the other is struggling in Zone 9b. I think they do need a lot more water than you would think.