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Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) - Highly Recommended

Yaupon Holly

Florida Native:

Yes

Special interest:

Red berries in winter on females

Growth Rate:

Moderate

Height at Maturity:

20’

Width at Maturity:

20’

Grow Space:

Small

Soil Requirements:

Any

Cold Hardiness:

Hardy

Evergreen/Deciduous:

Evergreen

Salt Tolerance:

High

Drought Tolerance:

High

Comments:

This durable tree will adapt to any growing conditions and is ideal for dry, small planting sites. Ideal as a screen of rot provide canopy over a sidewalk. Male and female plants needed to produce berries. Not as susceptible to diseases as are other hollies, and is available in cultivated varieties.

Uses:

Buffer, specimen, parking lots, wildlife

Maintenance:

$$$

 

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