Sky Pencil Japanese Holly Poisonous

Masao yokoi in kawaguchi japan by longwood gardens curator rick darke and chief horticulturalist sylvester march.

Sky pencil japanese holly poisonous. It is recommended to plant 5 feet from a home structure this is a general guideline for most foundation plantings. Although not toxic enough to cause death swallowing holly berries can cause vomiting diarrhea dehydration and drowsiness. Last year we had a significant amount of heavy snow that weighed down on the branches of our sky pencil holly causing the branches to splay out horizontally. Can i wrap the branches to retrain them to grow upwards.

It was introduced by the u s. Sky pencil is an all female cultivar. Yerba mate or paraguay tea is a caffeinated drink made from the holly ilex paraguariensis var. Sky pencil holly does not have an invasive root structure.

Tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions including urban pollution. Yaupon holly ilex vomitoria cassena was used during the american civil war to create a mild caffeine containing tea for use as a coffee and tea substitute by southerners. It s very bushy looking now. Sky pencil is a cultivar found in 1985 in the garden of dr.

Ilex crenata is native to japan china korea and taiwan. According to the humane society of america ilex berries can be toxic to pets. The holly survived just fine but the branches did not return to their typical vertical shape. National arboretum in washington d c.

They can even be grown in containers. Prefers moist soils with good drainage. Toxicity of sky pencil holly the berries of all varieties of holly are known to be poisonous to people and pets.