Description
Ilex ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ pleached tree has lustrous green glossy leaves that are more smooth than spikey. Naturally this evergreen holly is a beautiful pyramidal shape. Small white flowers are produced in early summer. The decorative orange- red berries are great for birds in the autumn and winter, which brighten up the garden as well as providing food and nesting for birds. Originally cultivated in 1900 in America.
It is ideal for screening due to its symmetrical habit, density. and it is an attractive pleached tree too. An ideal mature tree for a small – medium garden.
What is a pleached tree?
A pleached tree has a single clear stem and a crown of branches that have been trained horizontally on a supporting frame. Frames can be made of wood, metal or bamboo. Generally pleached trees are planted in a row and can create a continuous narrow screen, or like a hedge on stilts. They are low maintenance as the branches are already trained onto a frame work. Just once or twice a year they can be pruned and any new growth tucked in or tied in. Younger trees can be a more economical way to buy pleached trees, and over time the framework of branches will fill out and mature. The main benefit of any pleached tree is the immediate impact on the structure and framework of the garden
Why choose Ilex ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ as a pleached tree?
Pleached trees can bring screening, privacy and a framework to a garden. They can also act as a windbreak. In new-build homes and modern gardens, privacy can be a major concern and pleached trees can provide a stylish and space efficient result. They give a formal look to a garden that works well in both traditional or contemporary design.
Our pleached trees are grown with a clear stem of approximately 1.8m and the head of the tree is trained against a frame approximately 1m high x 1.2m wide.
This page is for pleached trees, we also have it in standard for in various sizes – please contact us for more details.
Ilex ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ pleached trees are in stock now in a variety of sizes see below.
Ideal Conditions: Grows well in well-drained soil, is drought tolerant, needs sun-partial sun
For more information on our stock please visit shop.pracbrown.co.uk
For other pleached tree options check out our recent blog pleached trees in stock now.
