Sky Box® Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Farrowne'

Summary

Sky Pointer® holly began declining in health and appearance at Davis during the establishment year and by spring of the second year there were not enough plants to collect data. During the treatment year in Irvine, where weather is typically cooler than Davis in summer and warmer in winter, plants began to progressively die off in July at a rate of 25% per month, and by October there was complete mortality (Photos 24a-b). For this reason, we do not recommend this plant for use in WUCOLS Regions 2 and 3.

Basic Info

Submitted by: Spring Meadow Nursery
Trial Exposure: 50% Shade
Year evaluated: 2020
Height & Width
(after 2 years):
 N/A- UC Davis
 N/A- SCREC
Reported Height & Width
(at maturity):
48-60" x 24-36"
WUCOLS plant type: S
Water Needs & WUCOLS Region:
 NA -Region 2
 NA- Region 3
Mean Overall 
Appearance rating:
(1-5 Scale, 5 is highest)
 NR - UC Davis
 NR - SCREC
Flowering Months
 N/A - UC Davis
 N/A - SCREC

Growth and Quality Data

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Ilex crenata 'Farrowone' Sky Box® on low water at South Coast REC in July 2020. Photo: D Martinez
Ilex crenata 'Farrowone' Sky Box® on low water at South Coast REC in July 2020. Photo: D Martinez

Ilex crenata 'Farrowone' Sky Box® on high water at South Coast REC in July 2020. Photo: D Martinez
Ilex crenata 'Farrowone' Sky Box® on high water at South Coast REC in July 2020. Photo: D Martinez

Source URL: https://class.ucanr.edu/site/uc-landscape-plant-irrigation-trialstm/sky-boxr-japanese-holly