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Why no berries on Holly this year?

owd potterowd potter Posts: 979
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They appear to be very scarce, I have found no berries on any Holly I've seen this year so far.

Just another day at the plant...
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  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    How strange - I would have said that this is the best year I've ever seen for berries generally, and holly in particular! Different parts of the country, perhaps?
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • owd potterowd potter Posts: 979
    Curious indeed.
    I'm in the midlands.
    What about others, is it a localised thing? 
    Just another day at the plant...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    We have a fantastic crop of holly berries in Norfolk and Suffolk this year 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    Same here in London suburbia lots of berries everywhere. 
    AB Still learning

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Pretty normal amount here.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Plenty Holly berries here.

    Are these holly bushes that you know have had berries on other years?
    Maybe they are male trees and never have berries.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    One of our holly trees was full of berries and then......one berry left.
    Yes the birds have got them.
  • owd potterowd potter Posts: 979
    Thank goodness for that,
    was beginning to think I was seeing things, or not seeing things maybe...
    Yes, Holly bushes that I usually gather cuttings & sprays from, totally devoid this year.
    Maybe it is birds.   
    Just another day at the plant...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    We get plenty of holly berries but I don't even bother looking for Christmas decorations. I know they'll all be gone. Pigeons are partial to them.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    Our holly tree here in Rutland is laden with berries.
    Rutland, England
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