Yaupon Holly

Description
Botanical Name: 
Ilex vomitoria

A native to  the southeastern United States.  A very picturesque, upright, irregularly branched shrub or small tree.  Foliage is a lustrous dark green.  Leaves are alternate, simple, narrowly oval to ovate, tapered at the base, blunt at apex, 1/2" to 1 1/2" long and 1/4" to 3/4" wide.  Bark is a striking white to gray.  Pea-sized scarlet berries are borne in profusion on female plants from the autumn through winter.  Birds eat the berries and can nest in the dense evergreen branches.

Plant Characteristics
Plant Category: 
Trees-Shade & Ornamental
Name: 
Yaupon Holly
Plant Type: 
Evergreen
Flower: 
Greenish white produced in axillary clusters
Mature Size: 
20' tall x 15' wide.
Water: 
Moderate, once established.
Exposure:: 
Full sun
Spacing: 
8'
Soil Type: 
Clay; loam; sand; acidic; alkaline; well drained
Planting Time: 
Any season
Comments
Comments: 

Takes extremely alkaline soils better than other types of holly.