Ilex x crenata 'RutHol5' ~ Monrovia® Ruby Colonnade® Holly part-shade Merrill Magnolia is a fast-growing

Merrill Magnolia is a fast-growing deciduous tree with a rounded crown

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Grows best with light shade and consistently moist well-drained acidic soils

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Watch for rhizome rot

Ilex x crenata 'RutHol5' ~ Monrovia® Ruby Colonnade® Holly part-shade Merrill Magnolia is a fast-growingMonrovia Ruby Colonnade Holly is an upright evergreen shrub with a pyramidal habit and glossy spineless green foliage that emerges deep red. Best planted moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit. Type: Shrub Origins: Sky Pencil x I. maximowicziana Hybrid Height: 10' 12' Spread: 6 8' Spacing: 7 USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 9 Culture: Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Color: White Season of