Ilex x attenuata 'Foster No 2' (Holly 'Foster No 2' )

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Planting is best done in late winter or early spring. Best fruit production occurs in full sun but appreciates afternoon shade in hot summer climates. Needs shelter from cold, drying winds. One of the few hollies that produces fruit without a male pollinator.

Suggested uses

Architectural, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Wildlife, Resistant to pollution, Specimen tree

UK hardiness

H4

USDA zones

Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Conical

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Berries may cause discomfort if ingested.