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Winterberry vs Hoopsii Spruce

Ilex verticillata

Picea pungens Hoopsii

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Winterberry
Hoopsii Spruce

Winterberry is a small shrub that produces large quantities of bright red berries that remain on the plant through the fall and into the winter. Adding this shrub to your yard will give it a unique splash of color and attract birds, especially after the leaves drop.

Note: although the foliage is attractive on its own, you need at least one male plant near your female plants or they won't produce berries.

The Hoopsii Spruce is a cold-hardy variety that has attractive silvery-blue foliage. It is a dense evergreen tree with a distinctive pyramidal form. The needles are highly ornamental and retain their color throughout the winter, which allowed it to win the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.

The Hoopsii Spruce, is a Blue Spruce cultivar and is popular due to being relatively low-maintenance and having a high pollution tolerance.

Winterberry Quick Facts

Hoopsii Spruce Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: bright orange to red
Berries: bright red, stays through winter
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none




Other Names: black alder, canada holly, coralberry, fever bush, michigan holly, winterberry holly
Other Names: colorado hoopsii spruce