Holly Bush monoecious or dioecious ?????
Anthony stewart-moore
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18 months ago I bought holly Blue Princess, all bushes had red berries, now 18 months later they all have red berries. There are no other holly trees/bushes within 1/4 of a mile. I bought them from a nursery here in Poland and the lady told me I did not need a male plant, she said they were monecious. I am not complaining, happy to have the berries, but everything I read tells me I need a male bush. Do male bushes have berries ? Is there a new variety of Blue Princess that is monecious?
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the naming of Holly is pretty weird at times, Golden King is actually female and Silver Queen is male.
I have thought you'd need a male for the berry production too, but if they all have berries and there are no other hollies round you...if it ain't broke Anthony
Perhaps there's one tucked away in a garden that you can't see
As far as I know Blue Princess needs a pollinator - there must be one around somewhere, or you have some well travelled pollinating insects in your area.
Bees can fly about 2 miles if they think it's worth it.
Perhaps Blue Princess is like Bee caviar pansyface
Anthony
there are some varieties of common holly that bear male and female flowers, J.C. Van Tol is an example, so it is guaranteed to bear fruit.
JC Van Tol is a really useful holly.
But according to this website http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/product_17021.html and several others I've checked, Blue Princess is a female and needs a pollinator - my guess is there's a male within bee-flying distance.