Support healthy berry production and add evergreen beauty to your landscape with Edward J. Stevens Holly, a dependable male holly cultivar commonly used as the pollinator for the popular Nellie R. Stevens Holly. This vigorous evergreen shrub features dense glossy foliage and an attractive upright growth habit, making it an excellent choice for privacy screens, hedges, foundation plantings, and ornamental landscapes.

In addition to its important pollination role, Edward J. Stevens Holly provides year-round structure and classic evergreen texture in the garden. Its adaptability and low-maintenance nature make it ideal for both formal and naturalized landscape designs. These healthy plants are shipped established in quart nursery pots and are ready to thrive in the landscape.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Edward J. Stevens Holly
✔️ Quart pot plant
✔️ Male evergreen holly pollinator
✔️ Healthy, rooted landscape shrub
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Edward J. Stevens Holly
• Botanical Name: Ilex cornuta x aquifolium ‘Edward J. Stevens’
• Plant Type: Evergreen shrub or small tree
• Growth Stage: Established potted plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial sun
• Soil: Well-draining slightly acidic soil
• Watering: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
• Mature Height: Approximately 12–18 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 8–10 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate to fast
• USDA Zones: 6–9
• Container Friendly: Yes, when young and properly maintained

Care Tip

Plant within pollination range of female Nellie R. Stevens Holly plants to encourage reliable berry production. Light pruning in late winter can help maintain a dense, attractive shape.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.