Is this normal growth

[acalkins1957]

First off does anyone know the name of these bushes? Secondly, when i bought this house 5 years ago all of these bushes looked like the bottom picture. Now they are changing to the upper picture. Is that a normal progression.

 

[Beth_B]

Wow how cool. That's some type of holly, and yes they get spikier and sometimes darker green as they mature.

 

[Tetters]

Hello @acalkins1957 , welcome to the forums. I think your holly is called ''Ilex mutchagara'' If it is, i would call it ''mutch aggro'' because it can grow extremely large. It would however make a superb wind break - but if it were in my garden I would get rid of it.

 

[acalkins1957]

Hello @acalkins1957 , welcome to the forums. I thi

nk your holly is called ''Ilex mutchagara'' If it is, i would call it ''mutch aggro'' because it can grow extremely large. It would however make a superb wind break - but if it were in my garden I would get rid of it.

I have at least 20 of them in my yard and I trim them every year. They don't seem to be unmanageable. Thx for the replies btw. I am curious tho as to why you would get rid of them.

 

[Tetters]

Wow, what a lovely space you have there....lovely! It is of course just a personal choice, and as this holly is a fast grower, and prickly, it would just be extra work for me. I already have a very long Lleylandii hedge on my patch which needs constant cutting to keep it in order.

 

[Rayaustin]

Wow its looks beautiful. I think Its use for ground bass gardening and easy to clean.