In-Depth Description
Ilex glabra’s small, broad, evergreen leaves and dense branching respond well to being sheared into hedges, globes, and spires. Deer-resistant and ideal for creating a hedge, native inkberries grow faster than non-native boxwood and provide cover and food for native birds.
If this is your first winterberry bush, you may need to purchase a male winterberry in order for your specimen to produce berries. Your bush will produce berries if there is a male within 40 feet.
If you already have winterberry that are producing berries, you also likely have a male winterberry and don’t necessarily need another male.
Bluebird, Photo Credit: Kelsey Sudol.
