Jim....I do have a question that maybe your father in-law could help with I'm getting conflicting info. My question is about drastic cutback....I have already cut 2 of the 4 back and now some people are saying I probably killed them by doing this now....I shopuld have waited till spring....Others say to do the cutback now and not wait. I'm in zone 7b. Here are a few pics of the collected hollies.
This is after bringing them home...
Here is the one on the right after putting it in a training box and doing the drastic cutback.
Brian