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>
> isn't holly also evergreen? It certainly has red berries. And the
> Christmas carol suggests that there were holly trees, not just
> bushes, in England.
> Meg
It's quite possible to make a holly bush a holly tree: don't
trim the top
of it. I've seen untrimmed holly bushes reach eight feet.
It also depends on the light: if there is a low light level,
such as moderate
to heavy shade, a plant will become "leggy" -- that is, it
will grow much
faster up than sideways in order to obtain as much light as
possible.
Elizabeth Whitaker
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