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Beginner
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4m
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8m
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20-50 years
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1 hour care
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This plant
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Botanical name: Ilex x altaclerensis 'Golden King'
Other names: Holly 'Golden King'
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Genus: Ilex
Variety or cultivar: 'Golden King' _ 'Golden King' is a small, bushy evergreen tree or shrub with broad ovate, slightly spiny, dark-green leaves margined with bright yellow. In spring and summer it bears small, dull-white flowers. In autumn and winter it bears sparse, brownish-red berries.
Ilex x altaclerensis 'Golden King' is: Evergreen
Flower: White in Spring; White in Summer
Foliage: Bright-yellow, Dark-green in All seasons
Fruit: Red, Brown in Autumn; Brown, Red in Winter
Tree shape: Compact
Toxicity: Berries may cause discomfort if ingested.
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Ilex x altaclerensis 'Golden King' (Holly 'Golden King') will reach a height of 8m and a spread of 4m after 20-50 years.
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Suggested uses: Architectural, Cottage/Informal, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Resistant to pollution, Specimen tree, Wind-breaker
Cultivation: Grow in moist, free-draining, humus-rich soil in full sun.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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Question from
MICHAEL BURROWS
Hello, we have a couple of these shrubs withing 10 feet of each other, all planted last year of about 5 years old and all were going great guns, even through this last Winter. One of them, some 4 weeks ago starting shedding, along with other evergreens generally so we didn't think much about it, but it didn't stop and is now completely devoid of leaves. I have checked for black spot but all "dead" leaves were ok? All the leaves were still green when it shed.! Any ideas? I am just leaving it there to see whether it gets over whatever shock it had. Many thanks.........Michael
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- Replies: 5
- Posted: Sun. 23rd May 2010 17:44
- Last reply: Sat. 7th January 2012 17:48
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