Ilex 'Emily Bruner' ~ Emily Bruner Holly

Ilex 'Emily Bruner' ~ Emily Bruner HollyEmily Bruner Holly is a large dense evergreen shrub with a broad pyramidal habit and spiny deep green leaves. The clusters of inconspicuous flowers in spring need a male pollinator to give way to the heavy clusters of large bright red fruits in fall that lasts through winter. Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Emily Bruner requires more nitrogen than other hollies to maintain its deep green foliage. Type: Shrub Origins: I.

Emily Bruner Holly is a large dense evergreen shrub with a broad pyramidal habit and spiny deep green leaves.  The clusters of inconspicuous flowers in spring need a male pollinator to give way to the heavy clusters of large bright red fruits in fall that lasts through winter.  Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils.  Emily Bruner requires more nitrogen than other hollies to maintain its deep green foliage.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  Water regularly.   Well-drained soils essential.   Potential issues include mites, scale, leaf spot, rot, and mildew.  Susceptible to leaf scorch or drop if not protected from afternoon sun in hotter climates.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens,  Wildlife Gardens, Privacy Screen, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Pieris, Azalea, Hydrangea

IMAGES: Michael Rivera, Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, Evergreen Holly ilex 'Emily Bruner', CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) NC Extension Gardener, Randy Harter,  Leaf detail (Buncombe County, NC) CC BY 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown