Nellie R. Stevens Holly is a moderate growing shrub and tree that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 6A through 9B. It prefers growing in a location that provides full sun, morning sun with afternoon shade, morning shade with afternoon sun or filtered sun and grows best when planted in sand, loam or clay soil that is well drained. It attracts visual attention and songbirds / birds and is resistant to deer, drought, insects, diseases and heat.

Nellie R. Stevens Holly can be useful in the landscape along woodland borders, in foundation plantings, as a buffer or screen, in containers or planters, as a background, around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas, to provide shade, as a focal point, in landscape beds or islands or to frame the corners of a home or other building and also in rock or xeriscape gardens, theme gardens or shade gardens.

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Noteworthy Characteristics

Nellie R. Stephens Holly has a broad, pyramidal growth habit with lustrous, dark blue-green leaves with 2 or 3 teeth on each side. One of the faster growing hollies, as well as one of the heaviest berry producers.

Uses

Nellie R. Stephens Holly is very commonly used in many landscapes due to its prolific berry production, and hardiness. Makes an excellent, screen, border, or can even be used in taller hedge situations too. It also works well singly as an single-trunk specimen tree.

Culture

As with most other upright holly, Nellie Stephens likes full sun to part shade and prefers a moist but well-drained soil however is exceptionally drought tolerant when established. Will natural;ly take on a pyramidal form howver can be clipped occasional for a more formal appearance.

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