Nellie R. Stevens will set fruit when planted
alone. However, with male pollination Nellies
produce lots more red berries.
If there is a Edward J. Stevens in the vicinity, it
will do the job because it blooms at the same time.
If you have Nellie R. Stevens,
include Edward J. Stevens in your assembly.
alone. However, with male pollination Nellies
produce lots more red berries.
If there is a Edward J. Stevens in the vicinity, it
will do the job because it blooms at the same time.
If you have Nellie R. Stevens,
include Edward J. Stevens in your assembly.
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Nellie R. Stevens’ (Ilex x ‘Nellie R. Stevens’) is partially parthenocarpic. Better fruit set
occurs when it is pollinated by a close-at-hand Ilex x ‘Edward J. Stevens’
'Nellie R. Stevens' holly is a female hybrid plant, a cross between the English holly and
the Chinese holly. Hollies are generally dioecious plants, so you usually need both a male
and female for fruit production. Strictly speaking, 'Nellie R. Stevens' holly is an exception
to this rule, being what is called a partially "parthenocarpic" plant. This means that
'Nellie R. Stevens' holly is able to set some fruit without a male being present, although
the fruit will be seedless. Such technicalities aside, it is still better to provide a male:
doing so will produce more fruit. The male counterpart to 'Nellie R. Stevens' holly is Ilex
x 'Edward J. Stevens.'
A Christmas Holly, Nellie R. Stevens:
Ilex x ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ is probably the number one landscape holly used in the
Southeast. It has recently found a new use as a lustrous green, beautiful Christmas tree.
We are lucky to have this beautiful holly for our use in the garden. The holly was named
after Nellie Robinson Stevens affectionately called “Miss Nellie”. Miss Nellie was a
teacher and an avid gardener on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and lived in her home called
Maplehurst. She gathered holly seed from one of her trips to the National Arboretum in
1900. It was later determined that the three seedlings that germinated were a result of
a natural cross between Ilex cornuta (Chinese Holly) and Ilex aquifolium (English Holly).
The holly inherited the best traits of both parents. The two other seedlings were named
from the seedlings she grew in her garden, both male hollies - Maplehurst and Edward
J. Stevens, named after their home and Miss Nellie’s father. Edward J. is a good
pollinator for Nellie R. Edward J’s are hard to find in the trade but they match well with
Nellie R. and fruit set is assured.
occurs when it is pollinated by a close-at-hand Ilex x ‘Edward J. Stevens’
'Nellie R. Stevens' holly is a female hybrid plant, a cross between the English holly and
the Chinese holly. Hollies are generally dioecious plants, so you usually need both a male
and female for fruit production. Strictly speaking, 'Nellie R. Stevens' holly is an exception
to this rule, being what is called a partially "parthenocarpic" plant. This means that
'Nellie R. Stevens' holly is able to set some fruit without a male being present, although
the fruit will be seedless. Such technicalities aside, it is still better to provide a male:
doing so will produce more fruit. The male counterpart to 'Nellie R. Stevens' holly is Ilex
x 'Edward J. Stevens.'
A Christmas Holly, Nellie R. Stevens:
Ilex x ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ is probably the number one landscape holly used in the
Southeast. It has recently found a new use as a lustrous green, beautiful Christmas tree.
We are lucky to have this beautiful holly for our use in the garden. The holly was named
after Nellie Robinson Stevens affectionately called “Miss Nellie”. Miss Nellie was a
teacher and an avid gardener on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and lived in her home called
Maplehurst. She gathered holly seed from one of her trips to the National Arboretum in
1900. It was later determined that the three seedlings that germinated were a result of
a natural cross between Ilex cornuta (Chinese Holly) and Ilex aquifolium (English Holly).
The holly inherited the best traits of both parents. The two other seedlings were named
from the seedlings she grew in her garden, both male hollies - Maplehurst and Edward
J. Stevens, named after their home and Miss Nellie’s father. Edward J. is a good
pollinator for Nellie R. Edward J’s are hard to find in the trade but they match well with
Nellie R. and fruit set is assured.