Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Fruit Description
1/3" bright red fruits appear in fall and persist into winter.
Plant Profile: Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens'
Names
Phonetic Spelling:EYE-leks
Genus:Ilex
Species:
Family:Aquifoliaceae
A crossbreed of I. aquifolium and I. cornuta, this robust and conical shrub can be shaped into a small tree. It serves well as a focal point in gardens, along building foundations, in borders, as part of hedges, or for creating privacy screens.
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' Feature Summary
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' Image Gallery
Tags
#evergreen
#small tree
#specimen
#low maintenance
#winter interest
#air pollution tolerant
#privacy
#dense
#glossy leaves
#spiny leaves
#borders
#screening
#evergreen shrub
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Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' Feature Summary
Fruit
1/3" bright red fruits appear in fall and persist into winter.
Red/Burgundy
Showy
Long-lasting
Fall
Winter
< 1 inch
Leaves
Dark green glossy oblong leaves 4" long with spiny margins.
Broadleaf Evergreen
Green
Oblong
3-6 inches
Prickly
Glossy
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Acid (<6.0)
Good Drainage
Moist
12-24 feet
6-feet-12 feet
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
High Organic Matter
Flowers
White
Green
Insignificant
Stem
Landscape
Winter Garden
Border
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Screen/Privacy
Specimen
Pollution
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' Image Gallery
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' Fruit
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Fruit Color
Red/Burgundy
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Fruit Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' Leaves
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Leaf Description
Dark green glossy oblong leaves 4" long with spiny margins.
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Leaf Color
Green
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Hairs Present
No
Yes
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' Whole Plant Traits
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' Cultural Conditions
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' Flowers
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Flower Color
Green
White
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' Stem
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' Landscape
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens': Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
