HOOGENDOORN MALE JAPANESE HOLLY
Know Your Zone
Enter your zip code to look up your hardiness zone region.
#3819
HOOGENDOORN MALE JAPANESE HOLLY
Ilex crenata 'Hoogendoorn'
Currently Unavailable
These Units Are Currently Ready to Ship
These items can be added to your Shopping Cart.
These Units Are Currently Out of Stock
Check back regularly for updated inventory.
These Units Are Currently Growing On Our Farm
We are waiting for them to become ready to ship. These items can be added to your Shopping Cart.
Orders containing Online Pre-Order items will be scheduled to ship based on projected ready dates.
These Units Are Currently In Production
These items are currently in production and do not have a projected ready date at this time. These items cannot be added to your Shopping Cart.
Please call to pre-order (918) 453-0771.
3 gallon Potted
(SKU: 11860)
0 - Available Now -
Details
-
List Price $85.00 Per Plant
7 gallon Potted
(SKU: 11861)
0 - Available Now -
Details
-
List Price $235.00 Per Plant
Hardiness Zone: 5-9 · Mature Height: 2-3 Feet · Mature Spread: 3-4 Feet
Hoogendoorn Male Japanese Holly brings exceptionally fine texture to the landscape with small, glossy dark green leaves packed onto graceful evergreen branches. Its naturally low, mounding habit creates a softer appearance than many rigidly clipped hollies, allowing it to work beautifully along foundations, low hedges, walkways, garden edges, and mass plantings. Dense enough to provide year-round structure yet refined enough to complement flowering shrubs and perennials, 'Hoogendoorn' quietly ties a landscape together. Its naturally polished appearance also means gardeners can enjoy plenty of structure without excessive pruning.
Hoogendoorn is a male Japanese Holly, adding an important function beyond its evergreen beauty. Small flowers in spring provide pollen that can help compatible female Ilex crenata cultivars produce black fruit when they flower concurrently. Because 'Hoogendoorn' itself is male, it remains berry-free and keeps the visual emphasis on its finely textured foliage. For landscapes containing several female Japanese hollies, this understated evergreen can quietly become one of the most useful shrubs in the planting.
With an expected mature size around 3 feet tall and wide, Hoogendoorn Male Japanese Holly provides substantial landscape presence without becoming cumbersome. It performs best in full sun to partial shade and well-drained, preferably acidic soil, with consistent moisture helping plants through establishment and stressful summer conditions. Gardeners looking for a low evergreen hedge, boxwood alternative, male Japanese holly, or dependable pollinator for female Japanese hollies will find Hoogendoorn Male Japanese Holly exceptionally useful. Elegant, proven, and functional, it earns its space without demanding the spotlight.
HOOGENDOORN MALE JAPANESE HOLLY Plant Characteristics
Bark Type*
| • | Smooth |
Cultural Information*
| • | Leaf Scorch - High Resistance |
| • | Leaf Spot - High Resistance |
| • | Powdery Mildew - High Resistance |
Flower Color*
| • | White |
Fruit Type*
| • | Non-Edible Fruit |
Growth Rate*
| • | Medium |
Leaf Color Fall*
| • | Green |
Leaf Color Spring*
| • | Green |
Leaf Color Summer*
| • | Green |
Leaf Type*
| • | Evergreen |
Plant Type*
| • | Shrub |
Preferred Soil Conditions*
| • | Adapts Well to Most Soil Types |
| • | Average |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Moist |
| • | Well-Drained |
Propagation Methods*
| • | Cuttings or Divisions |
Season of Interest*
| • | Early Spring |
| • | Fall |
| • | Late Spring/Early Summer |
| • | Late Summer/Early Autumn |
| • | Spring |
| • | Spring Flowering |
| • | Summer |
| • | Winter |
| • | Year-Round |
0 review(s) for HOOGENDOORN MALE JAPANESE HOLLY
HOOGENDOORN MALE JAPANESE HOLLY Homeowner Growing & Maintenance Tips
- Recommended Soil:
- Prefers well-drained, slightly acidic soil.
- Performs well in average garden soils when drainage is reliable.
- Avoid strongly alkaline conditions that may contribute to chlorosis.
- Mulch helps protect roots and conserve soil moisture.
- Sun Exposure:
- Thrives in full sun to partial shade.
- Several hours of sunlight encourage dense growth.
- Afternoon protection may be beneficial in extremely hot southern locations.
- Good air movement helps maintain healthy foliage.
- Irrigation Needs:
- Water deeply and consistently during establishment.
- Provide supplemental moisture during prolonged hot, dry weather.
- Avoid waterlogged soil.
- Maintain mulch to reduce moisture fluctuations around the roots.
- Feeding & Nutrients:
- Apply a slow-release fertilizer for acid-loving shrubs in spring if needed.
- Healthy established plants require relatively modest feeding.
- Avoid excessive nitrogen that may produce loose growth.
- Monitor soil pH if leaves become abnormally pale or yellow.
- Pruning & Maintenance:
- Requires minimal pruning when its natural mounded habit is desired.
- Responds well to light shearing for low hedges and edging.
- Remove damaged or dead growth whenever necessary.
- Perform significant shaping before vigorous spring growth begins.
Family: Aquafoliaceae · Common Name: Holly / Winterberry
FREE with every plant purchased:
- The Sooner Guarantee: For details, click here!
- A pre-applied, pre-measured amount of time release fertilizer that keeps your plant well nourished for up to one year.
- Pre-hydrated Hydro-Gels are included in the top of each container to use when planting as they help retain soil moisture, and plants will establish more quickly with less transplant shock. Plants will also survive drought-like conditions and accidental missed waterings better.
- Planting and Care Instruction brochure.
- Catalogs of new and exciting plant brands, such as Garden Debut® and Proven Winners®.
We use and recommend www.dripdepot.com for our irrigation needs, from simple to install micro and drip systems, to commercial grade irrigation parts and supplies.
Interesting Notes About HOOGENDOORN MALE JAPANESE HOLLY
- Definitely a Gentleman: Hoogendoorn is a documented male Japanese Holly, producing pollen rather than the black fruit associated with female plants.
- A Pollinator with Good Looks: When compatible female Japanese hollies bloom nearby at the same time, Hoogendoorn can provide the pollen needed for their fruit development.
- Rhode Island Roots: This selection was discovered at Hoogendoorn Nursery in Rhode Island, helping establish its reputation as a particularly cold-tolerant Japanese Holly selection.
- Dirr Approved: Hoogendoorn has received praise from respected plantsman and horticultural author Dr. Michael Dirr as an excellent small-leaved Japanese Holly.
- Softer Than the Typical Hedge: Its graceful mounding habit gives Hoogendoorn a naturally relaxed character, allowing it to serve both formal and informal landscape designs.
You must be logged into your customer account to post a review for Ilex crenata 'Hoogendoorn'.