Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 6 – 9

Height: 15 – 25

Spread: about 1/2 – 2/3

Habit: Evergreen shrub or small, broad pyramidal tree

Light: Sun to partial shade

Soil: Moist, well-drained, fertile soil preferable

Flowers: inconspicuous

Fruit: red, rounded, 1/4 – 1/3 diameter

Landscape use: Useful for hedges, screens or barriers; good ornamental usage

History: Hybrid between I. cornuta and I. aquifolium; released by 1954; named for owner, Nellie R. Stevens, Oxford, MD

Pests\Problems: None serious

Significant Features: Lustrous dark green leaves; heavily fruited; relatively fast growing; one of the best hollies in the southern states