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Tree
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Classic evergreen holly with red winter berries. Special care: prefers slightly acidic, well-drained soil — does best in East-side DFW sandy loam.
Recommended uses
- Screens
- Specimen
- Wildlife
- Plant type
- Evergreen tree
- Evergreen / deciduous
- Evergreen
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Shade tolerance
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Medium
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Mature height
- 15–30 ft
- Mature width
- 10–20 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Texas heat tolerance
- Medium
- Drought tolerance
- Medium