sun with its branches and requires pruning 
each year to prevent it from becoming scraggly. 
Do not plant under the branches of large 
trees, especially maples, as large tree roots take 
food and water away from the Holly and cause 
it to look sick. 
What 1s the Best Time of Year to 
Move Holly? 
If you live in the far north or in extremely 
cold climates, the best time to move Holly is 
when the spring begins in your area. 
Trees which are dug from the earth with a 
burlapped root ball should be moved only in 
the dormant periods of early fall and spring. 
If you buy trees in the “Nature Packed” wire 
baskets, the time of moving is unimportant in 
that no roots are cut and the tree “does not 
know it is moved.” 
Should I Take All the Leaves Off 
My Holly When I Plant, Cut It 
Back, Spray With Wax? 
Only if you attempt to move holly from the 
wild, or if you buy from a nursery which sells 
Holly bare root, or sells Holly which has not 
been transplanted several times previous to sale. 
Hollies purchased from a reliable firm should 
look as well in your yard as they did in the nurse- 
ry and should require no “doctoring” of any 
kind. 
How Fast Will My Holly Grow? 
Holly in the wild will grow about one to three 
inches annually. Holly in your yard, where it 
will be watered, should grow from six to 
eighteen inches annually. ‘Top branches, in- 
cidentally, grow faster than side branches. 
Very young Hollies do not appear to grow as 
fast as older plants, as they must be pruned back 
constantly to start them with the right branch 
structure. “Thus our two foot bushy Hollies are 
often six years old. 
Holly is a long-lived tree and one hundred 
years 1s not an uncommon age. 
Should A Holly Lose Its Leaves In 
the Winter? 
A Holly carries two years’ leaves on its limbs 
at all times. In winter, the three year old leaves 
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