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Old Heavy Berry American Holly (Ilex Opaca) - 1 Gallon Pot

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Old Heavy Berry American Holly (Ilex Opaca) – 1 Gallon Pot

Original price was: $30.85.Current price is: $21.60.

SKU: D2LSC 0437778608 Category: NATIVE PLANTS

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Old Heavy Berry American Holly

Ilex opaca ‘Old Heavy Berry’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Tree

Height at Maturity: 20-30′

Width at Maturity: 10-15′

Spacing: 8′ for solid hedges; 18’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Upright Pyramid

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flower Size: Small

Flowering Period: May, June

Flower Type:

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Medium Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: Yes, profuse large berries

Berry Color: Red

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun

Water Needs: Average, Low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained – moderate drought tolerant when established

Soil pH: 5.5 – 7

Maintenance / Care: Low to Average

Attracts: Beneficial Pollinators, Visual Attention

Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-20F / Zones 5-9), Deer, Disease, Drought (when established), Heat, Clay Soil

Description

A superb and handsome North American native evergreen tree, ‘Old Heavy Berry’ is widely considered to be one of the best American Holly cultivars available. It is a vigorous female tree with large, distinct, toothed, dark green leaves and a profusion of showy large red berries in fall, which the birds will thank you for. The branches of this cultivar are the ones often used for Christmas holiday decorations. It grows naturally as a pyramid to 20 to 30 feet tall and 10 to 15 feed wide with foliage to the ground, which makes it a great choice for privacy screen plantings or to frame a home or other building. That said, lower branches can be removed to form a highly attractive evergreen tree ideal for use as a focal point specimen or to line a drive or street. Though it naturally keeps a pyramidal form, it responds very well to pruning for formal hedges that can be kept at 10 feet high or so over time. Hardy in USDA Zones 5a-9b, and very easy to grow with little to no maintenance, Old Heavy Berry is a tree anyone can grow.

Wildlife Value

The flowers of the Old Heavy Berry American Holly provide nectar for beneficial pollinators. It is a larval host plant for Henry’s Elfin butterfly larvae which appear from February to May and have one flight. Adult Henry’s Elfin butterflies feed on flower nectar. Its abundant red berries are enjoyed by songbirds, wild turkeys, quail, white-tailed deer, squirrels and other small mammals.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 20 to 30 feet tall and 10 to 15 feet wide (depending on pruning), the Old Heavy Berry American Holly is ideal for use as a specimen tree, in groupings, or in single or staggered rows to form a solid privacy screen. It is excellent for framing the corners of tall homes or other structures. As the tree grows taller, lower branches can be removed to a desired height to form a highly attractive small evergreen tree. Great for use around swimming pools and other outdoor living and recreation spaces. The abundant crop of berries make it a welcome addition to bird and wildlife gardens and it’s a fine addition to native gardens, holly gardens, cottage gardens and formal gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 7 to 8 feet apart for solid privacy screens and hedges; 18 feet or more apart for space between trees

Growing Preferences

The Old Heavy Berry American Holly is exceptionally easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained acidic soil of average fertility and full sun to part shade. Alkaline soils result in chlorosis (yellowing of leaves) which can be corrected by the application of chelated iron and/or soil sulfur. More berries are produced in full to mostly sun however you can expect a good crop even with some shade. 4 hour hours or more of direct sunlight per day is suggested. Minimal if an maintenance when left to grow natural. That said, many landscapers will perform an annual pruning to maintain a more formal appearance or to control size.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for a Holly tree.

How To Plant A Holly Tree In The Ground Or In Pots

How To Prune A Holly Bush Or Tree

How To Fertilize & Water A Holly Tree

Privacy Screen Design And Planting Tips

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