American Holly - Ilex Opaca

Buy American Holly Evergreens. Large Evergreen Tree with delicate red berries and prickly leaves that stays green year round. It is also known as Ilex Opaca.

Landscaping

The great thing about this tree is the fact that it can be used for simple landscaping purposes. As long as the weather is nice in your area, then this is the type of tree that will thrive! This is a medium sized tree, which is why you can easily take a couple and plant them in your front or back yard. They will only reach about 30 meters tall. This makes a tree of this size very manageable and easy to take care of. When you are looking to grow trees you need to have enough space and the right environment. When a new tree is planted a new ecosystem has been created and new wildlife will start to settle in.

Appearance

The look and feel of this tree is amazing. The shade of green is a color that is truly unique to the breed of tree. The color of the bark is pretty unique as well; a simple light gray color and small lumps. When the branches are just starting to grow they will also be a light shade of green. As the tree matures after planting, make sure that you practice proper maintenance.

If the tree is less than a couple of years old, it will always keep its leaves in the fall and winter. Once it matures then you will start to see a change when the different seasons start to come along. This tree will cost $40 at a wholesale price, in lots of 10. Make sure you take advantage of nursery suppliers online such as TN Nursery. We have everything you need when you want to look at a tree nursery!

Choose Evergreens to add great curb appeal to you home or landscape

The Evergreen will make a great tree for your landscape. These evergreens will grow full and look great in your yard.

Plants that stay green all year long will add wonderful color to your landscape

Evergreens are known for their bright green colors. These will look great on your lawn or landscape and are great to use in landscaping projects. You will be able to choose the perfect Evergreen to fit right into your landscaping project.

Zones for Hardiness- 3-9

Mature Height: 20-30 ft.

Mature Width: 5-10 ft.

Growth/Year: 2 ft.

Sunlight: Full to Partial Sun

Soil Conditions: Adaptable to various Soils, Semi drought tolerant

Botanical Name: Ilex Opaca

Please Note-When you order bare root American holly trees, you must cut the entire tree off even with the ground or it will die.it comes back super full in the spring.

Note: These are large Balled and Burlapped Trees and Shrubs that must be shipped by the truck load. Please call for an estimate. For more information click here.