China Girl

I bought a China girl holly bush in April. It was loaded with green berries. After about two weeks, all the berries disappeared. Why? Does this mean this bush will not have red berries in the fall? I have purchased now 4 weeks after the female a male China boy. Is it to late for the male to pollinate the female?

1 Comment (Open | Close)

1 Comment To "China Girl"

#1 Comment By Nikki On 05/25/2014 @ 6:42 am

The female likely dropped the berries due to a lack of pollination. No pollination means no seeds and the plant will abort the berries. It may also have dropped the berries due to transplant shock – if it had been pollinated before you bought it. The male is too late for this year, but come next year, the female will produce new flowers/berries and has a male to pollinate it so you will get red berries in the future.

Article printed from Gardening Know How Questions & Answers: https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com

URL to article: https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com/china-girk-a/

Have any questions about this topic? Visit us at https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com to ask your questions and get friendly answers from gardening experts.

You can also find us at:
'Like' us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gardeningknowhow
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gardenknowhow - @gardenknowhow
Follow us on Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/gardenknowhow/