Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Shrubs
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Medium
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 6-10' x 2-3'
Natural Growth Habit: Compact, Narrow, Upright
Native To: Cultivar, Japan
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Medium Water
Flower Color: Inconspicuous
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Hedge / Intermountain Conditions / Screen / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #3
Sunset Garden Zones: 3-9, 14-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-8
Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’ is an evergreen shrub with an upright, narrow, columnar habit and featuring dark green, spineless, convex leaves that maintain a uniform shape throughout the plant. Uses include vertical accents, screens, hedges, containers, foundation plantings. Tolerant of intermountain conditions. It is partially shade-tolerant but performs best and keeps its densest columnar form in full sun to partial shade. Adapts to sand, loam, or clay soils, but requires well-draining, acidic to neutral conditions. Soils with a high pH will cause iron chlorosis, making the leaves turn yellow and causing the plant to decline. Medium water use. It needs regular weekly watering, especially in hot summer months. Not drought-tolerant. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Verticillium wilt-resistant. Cold hardy to -10°F.
Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’ is an evergreen shrub with an upright, narrow, columnar habit and featuring dark green, spineless, convex leaves that maintain a uniform shape throughout the plant. Uses include vertical accents, screens, hedges, containers, foundation plantings. Tolerant of intermountain conditions. It is partially shade-tolerant but performs best and keeps its densest columnar form in full sun to partial shade. Adapts to sand, loam, or clay soils, but requires well-draining, acidic to neutral conditions. Soils with a high pH will cause iron chlorosis, making the leaves turn yellow and causing the plant to decline. Medium water use. It needs regular weekly watering, especially in hot summer months. Not drought-tolerant. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Verticillium wilt-resistant. Cold hardy to -10°F.
