Shrub
Ilex crenata
Sky Pencil Japanese Holly
‘Sky Pencil’
Sky Pencil Japanese Holly (Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil') is a narrow, upright evergreen shrub that typically grows 6 to 8 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide, making it ideal for vertical accents or tight spaces. It thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers acidic, well-drained soil, though it is tolerant of a range of soil types. This holly requires moderate watering; water when the top 2 inches of soil are dry, but avoid waterlogged conditions. Sky Pencil Japanese Holly is urban tolerant and easy to transplant, but it does not tolerate drought or alkaline soils well.
- Native range
- Japan
- Bloom time
- May – June
- Garden location
- South Deck Foundation