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Box Leaved Hedging - Ilex crenata

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Ilex crenata 'Dark Green' ('Icoprins11')

  • An alternative to traditional Box Hedging, and almost identical in appearance.
  • Far less prone to pests and disease.
  • A hybrid variety produced from cuttings - so plants have a uniform growth rate and habit.
  • Evergreen.
  • Requires acidic soil.
  • For hedges with a planned height of up to 2 feet (60 cm) tall plant 7" (17.5 cm) apart.
  • For hedges with a planned height of over 2 feet (60 cm) tall plant 12" (30 cm) or even further apart.
  • For larger plants please visit our

Supplied as bushy 1 litre pot grown plants approximately 6" - 8" (15 - 20 cm) tall (excluding pot).

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1 or more £7.95GBP each. Group & quantity discounts

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Description

New to the UK, this is the true alternative to traditional Box Hedging as it does not suffer from the disease problems that are now damaging and in some cases destroying beautiful hedges and topiary formed from it.

Do not confuse this variety with plants produced from seed that can grow at various speeds and habits (making it hard to keep a hedge neat and all one height). 'Dark Green' is a hybrid cultivar that is propagated from cuttings and so all plants will display the same habit and growth rate.

Whist being a member of the Holly family, the leaf is all but identical to traditional Box and is certainly not prickly! Its growth habit is also similar to traditional Box hedging, though it does have several added benefits in that it is not prone to leaf scorch when it is pruned and will also break fresh growth from 'brown wood' - so if more zealous pruning is required and you cut into areas of bare stem new growth will appear.

Also of huge benefit - and probably the most important issue - is that it does not suffer from Leaf Spot, Rust or Box Blight - the latter of which is sadly causing so much damage to new and established box hedges alike.

This plant is so versatile - it can be grown into a lovely evergreen hedge up to 12 feet (3.5 metres) tall or can be kept trimmed short and tidy for the traditional potager edging effect. Alternatively it is perfect for topiary and can be trained and pruned into all sorts of shapes - it looks particularly lovely as a ball! Please note that these plants require acidic soil.

In late May to June it produces delicate white flowers; come the autumn it bears small black berries which are all but insignificant.

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