The pretty, shiny green leaves of the Needlepoint Holly add year-round texture and color to your landscape. Petite white flowers arrive in spring and become the attractive and abundant berries that add color and attract birds in fall and winter.

The formidable Needlepoint holly is a superb choice for a privacy screen or a specimen shrub. Able to grow in sun or part shade and in just about any soil this hardy holly is versatile in the landscape.
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Key Features

• Fast growing. The Needlepoint Holly grows quickly with an annual growth rate up to 3 feet per year.

• Great for privacy. This hardy shrub grows fast and doesn’t require any maintenance once established so it is perfect for quick and easy screening.

• No maintenance required. Once it is established the Needlepoint Holly will thrive with minimal to no care!

• Durable evergreen. This holly stands up to just about anything nature can throw at it. It tolerates salt, drought, heat, and poor soil and it is pest, disease, and deer resistant. It grows in rough prairie and coastal regions and can adapt to just about any soil.

• Year-round interest. Between the lovely evergreen foliage, the white flowers in spring, and the abundant red berries from fall to winter the Needlepoint Holly will keep things interesting all year long.

Pro Tip: For a dense privacy screen plant your Needlepoint Holly shrubs 7 to 8 feet apart. Stagger the plants in 2 rows for even faster privacy.

We carry male and female hollies at our nursery, and you will need both to produce berries on the female plant. However, hollies are hard to tell apart when they are not fruiting, and we can’t guarantee whether you will receive a male or female. For best results, we suggest planting in groups to enjoy berries on the female plants and lush greenery on both year-round.

Needlepoint Hollies grow in full sun or part shade. They are extremely adaptable to just about any soil. 

Holly bushes should to be watered well when planted and kept moist with deep waterings at least once weekly for the first few months. Adding about 2 inches of mulch will help hold in moisture, protect the roots, and keep weeds at bay. Once established Needlepoint Hollies are drought tolerant.

Fertilize your holly shrub when planting and once yearly in spring with a balanced slow release fertilizer.

Needlepoint hollies can be pruned heavily or not at all. Heavy pruning is best saved for winter while light trimming can be done anytime

Plant Needlepoint Hollies in growing zones 7 to 9 for best results.

The Needlepoint Holly is great for framing the entrance of your home or driveway. 

This holly functions as a solid anchor for the corners of your home. 

Plant a group of 3 at the corner of your yard for an upscale look. 

The Needlepoint Holly makes an outstanding privacy screen. Plant about 7-8 feet apart for a tight, dense hedge.