American Holly
Mature Height: 20'-40'
Mature Width: 18'-40'
Sunlight: Full Sun, Part Shade
Growth Rate: Slow, Medium
Shape: Pyramid
Scientific Name: Ilex opaca
A small to medium-sized evergreen tree that provides all season interest. It produces small white flowers in early summer and bright red berries in the fall that last into the winter. The American holly is a great food source for many of our pollinators and local wildlife.
***Female trees produce the bright red berries. Four or more trees are needed for cross pollination in order to produce the berries.
ATTRACTS:
Host plant for henry's elfin
Eastern bluebird
Northern cardinal
Mason bee
Honeybee
Bumblebee
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Photo Credit
"Ilex opaca (American holly)" by esrice is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Ilex opaca 2, American Holly, staminate flowers, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman_2019-10-23-16.31.34 ZS PMax UDR" by Sam Droege is marked with CC PDM 1.0
"Ilex opaca" by intheburg is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
"American holly" by NatureServe is marked with CC PDM 1.0
"Henry's Elfin - Callophrys henrici, Meadowood SRMA, Mason Neck, Virginia" by Judy Gallagher is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Cardinal in snow" by brian.gratwicke is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Eastern Blue Bird Male !" by dpbirds is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
"Bombus's landing on asphodel flower" by Rinaldo R is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
"Two-coloured Mason Bee - Osmia bicolor" by Manx John is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
"Beatrice the Honey Bee" by bob in swamp is licensed under CC BY 2.0