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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    May 22, 2018
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    They will, usually, resolve themselves, but it would not hurt to remove them by hand. You may want to add wettable sulfur and dolomitic lime to the soil to ward off any infection that may be present in the soil. It will be good for it anyways, but it is a good spot treatment as well as preventative.

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    May 29, 2018
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    This tells me that there is likely an infection in the soil. Wettable sulfur will kill off anything that is able to be killed, so if this turns out to be something incurable, you will have to choose a new spot to plant in the future.

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    BushDoctor on
    May 29, 2018
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    It is likely a relative of the Koehne holly. Maybe not the exact cultivar, since this can be hard to determine without already knowing it. But this is definitely a type of holly bush. Ilex is the latin name for it.

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  • Answered by
    drtreelove on
    June 9, 2018
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    Yes, use your Holly Tone fertilizer. And thank you for mentioning it. I wasn't familiar with it, but I just reviewed the label and I really like the composition.

    Consider mulching the soil surface to help retain soil moisture through the summer, enhance soil organic matter content and biological activity.

    This article may help you with general care and in assessing the leaf drop condition.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/holly/holly-leaf-loss-in-spring.htm

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    June 11, 2018
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    This appears to be a severe set of nutrient deficiencies. Does this get much sun? They will tolerate shade, but they need some direct sunlight as well.

    This article will help you to care for these: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/holly/growing-meserve-blue-hollies.htm

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    June 20, 2018
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    Can you include a photo? Has this ever had berries before? If not, then you could very well have a male bush. They will flower but not produce berries. It is necessary to have, both, a male and a female nearby to produce berries.

    Alternatively, if there are not any other hollies nearby, which is unlikely but can happen, then there is a chance that it could be female but not getting pollinated.

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    June 20, 2018
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    Bend the stems to see if it is totally dead or not. Dead branches will just snap off and be brown or gray inside, living branches will be a little pliable and green and white inside. If there is still life to it, you can try hard pruning it.

    http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/holly/trimming-holly-bushes-how-to-prune-holly-bushes.htm

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