Yaupon Holly

A yaupon holly shrub ilex vomitoria is one of those plants gardeners dream of because it tolerates almost anything. The yaupon holly ilex vomitoria is an evergreen shrub or small tree with green leaves and red berries that will add color to your garden throughout the year.

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Characteristics like many other hollies yaupon holly ilex vomitoria is an evergreen shrub or tree that is loved for the colorful berries it produces on the female plants. Yaupon is dioecious which means that male and female flowers are born on separate plants. Male yaupon hollies do not produce berries. It s fairly easy to identify by its light whitish gray smooth trunk and stems and by its small shiny dark green leaves.

Yaupon holly ilex vomitoria is an evergreen tree or shrub that s native to coastal areas of the south southeastern united states. This is the best landscape plant i ve ever bought in terms of its price. Both male and female plants make small white flowers in the spring. From a distance japanese holly and dwarf yaupon holly appear almost identical.

Japanese holly ilex crenata and dwarf yaupon holly ilex vomitoria nana and similar cultivars are favorite broadleaf evergreen shrubs for foundation beds throughout the south. And yes it definitely is a shrub even though we see it used most commonly as a small accenting tree. It needs very little pruning and insects aren t a problem. Yaupon holly is texas star native shrub no shrub that grows wild in the lone star state is any better suited to our landscapes and gardens than this great holly.

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