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Foster's No. 2 Holly

Ilex x attenuata ‘Fosteri’
Zones: 6 - 9


  • Features simple, glossy dark green leaves that are 1½–3" long and have spiny margins
  • Yields deep red, berry-like fruit that persists through winter
  • Produces small white flowers in the spring
  • Grows in a pyramidal shape
  • Works well as a hedge, screen or accent tree
  • Is parthenocarpic, meaning it is a female tree that can produce fruit without fertilization from a male pollinator

Tree Details

Shape

Pyramidal

Growth Speed

Slow to Medium

Scientific Name

Ilex x attenuata ‘Fosteri’

Mature Height

15' - 25'

Mature Spread

8' - 12'

Shipping Height

6" - 1'

Highlights

Despite its strong ties to the holiday season, holly makes a great year-round landscape addition. Glossy dark green leaves persist through the seasons. Small white flowers arrive in the spring. And deep red berries winter gardens. A dense, compact, upright growth and neat habit makes Foster's No. 2 holly ideal for use as a tightly clipped screen or hedge or as a specimen, foundation, or container planting.

This holly is a female cultivar, but there’s no need to plant a male specimen to ensure berry production. It is parthenocarpic, meaning it can produce fruit without pollination.

Sun Preference

Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade

Soil Preference

Acidic, Alkaline, Clay, Loamy, Moist, Sandy, Silty Loam, Well Drained

Wildlife Value

Birds are attracted by the tree’s berries.

History/Lore

Foster's No. 2 holly is a hybrid of Ilex cassine and Ilex opaca.

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