China Girl and China Boy , with lighter-green foliage, are the most heat and cold tolerant of the Meserve Hollies. Winterberry is also a top selection for wet areas, where it naturally thrives. Inkberry is a good alternative to boxwood where a taller and faster growing broadleaf evergreen is needed. It is one of the few evergreen shrubs that can thrive in a wet site. Inkberry produces insignificant fruit and does not need a pollinator.
Evergreen hollies do best in partial shade and a protected site.
Do not plant in open areas or a south or west facing location where they may be subject to drying winter winds. Winterberry deciduous holly, can be planted in sun or partial shade. Best fruit production will be in a sunny site. Hollies prefer moist, well-drained, acid soil high in organic matter. Amend soil with canadian peat at planting and apply an acid fertilizer such as Holly-tone in spring or fall, following the directions on the product label.