Squeeze Box® opens the door to new possibilities in your landscape. As a male inkberry holly, it plays a key role in supporting berry production on female varieties like Gem Box® and Strongbox®, helping to create vibrant, wildlife-friendly plantings that birds will love.
But this plant is more than just a pollinator partner—it's a standout evergreen in its own right. With a naturally strict, upright pyramidal form and dense branching, Squeeze Box® offers year-round structure and elegance. Its fine, dark green foliage provides soft texture that contrasts beautifully with broader-leaved plants, enhancing visual balance and guiding the eye smoothly across the landscape.
Whether used as a companion plant or a refined accent, Squeeze Box® Inkberry Holly delivers both beauty and function—bringing harmony, movement, and ecological value to your garden design.
- 4-6 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide at maturity
- Hardy in zones 5-9, be sure to check your USDA zone to ensure success
- Plant in part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
- Space plants 2-3 feet apart for best results
- Maintains glossy dark green foliage year-round
- Resists deer
- Great for borders, containers, hedges, edges, landscapes, mass planting or as a focal point
- Native to North America, fall and winter interest, salt tolerant, foliage interest
Care: Fertilize with Proven Winners Continuous Release Plant Food in spring and mid summer. Little to no pruning is needed; remove select branches to shape or manage growth if necessary.
Pollination: This is a male variety that won't produce berries. Plant near a female varieties if you want berries.
Shipping Info:
- Enjoy free shipping on orders over $175
- Size at shipping varies by the season and plant
- Quart shrubs are 5-8" tall at shipment
- 1-Gallon shrubs are 6-24" tall at shipment
- Shrubs ship dormant November through April
