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Bare Root Holly Plant - Description
- Bare Root Holly Plants
- Native Irish Plants
- Traditional Red Berries
- Bundle of 10 Holly Plants
- Latin Name: Ilex Aquifolium
- Common Name: Holly, Green Holly, European Holly
- Current Size: 30 - 50cm in Height
- 3 Year Old Plants
- Single Stem Plants
- Plant May Be Male or Female
- Quantity: 1 Plant (Discount on Orders of 25+)
- Best Spacing Between Plants - Anywhere From 30cm to 60cm
- Depending on Thickness of Hedging Desired
Delivery - Important Note - Please Read
- We can only deliver orders of this product by Fastway couriers
- Please do not choose DPD as your courier for orders containing this item
Bare Root Holly Plant - Characteristics
- Size when fully grown: 12 - 15m
- Can be kept trimmed to form a hedge
- Evergreen plant which retains it's foliage in Winter
- A hardy plant, able for cold Winters
- Shinny, glossy leaves with spiny edges
- Reddish bark with deep contours
- Undulated leaf margin
- Female holly plants: Red berries appear in Autumn
Bare Root Holly Plant - Uses
- Can be grown as a specimen plant
- Or sow as a hedge
- Works great when planted in a native hedgerow
- Plant with whitethorn, blackthorn & hazel
- Use holly to provide evergreen colour to hedgerows
- Spinney foliage makes for a good boundary plant
- Grown for Autumn berries & Winter displays
Bare Root Holly Plant - Facts
- Holly is native to Ireland
- Commonly found in woodlands & hedgerows
- While berries help get wild birds through the Winter, they are poisonous to humans
- Because of Holly's evergreen leaves & it's ability to survive the harshest of Winters, it was considered sacred in ancient times
Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water
Shipping Options & Rates
FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
- Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (3-4 Working Days)
- Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
- Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
- Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This services comes with email tracking
- 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
- Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
- Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This is a non-trackable service
MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)
- Standard International Courier
- Cost is €10
- UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg
WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE
- Standard International Courier
- Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
- Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries
Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries
- Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
- Delivery is to kerbside only
- If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
- Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
- Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
- It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
- Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)
International Delivery Prices & Times
- Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
- We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded
Terms
- The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
- All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
- We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
- * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
- Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
- ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
- *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets
