Winterberry "Winter Red"

$12.99 $31.99 -60% OFF

Ship

Fall Spring 2024

Size

6-12"

Winterberry "Winter Red"

heightmaturity
Height at Maturity:

Under 25 Feet

exposure
Exposure:

Sun Or Shade

zone
Planting Zones:

3-9

Usage
Usage:

Birding

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Shipped As:

bare-root

notshipped
Can Not Ship To:

NY

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Customer Reviews

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Robert Colhoun
Bare roots are still bare roots.

Bare roots are still bare roots four weeks after planting and watering

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Ronald Maples
Dead plants

Contacted customer service and they will not replace for a year even though the scrape test shows them obviously dead.

Will never order from again

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Michael Gamache

Winterberry "Winter Red"

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Sonia Paritn
Super Great

These is a great place to buy from. They arrived in excellent condition and very healthy, and great in size. I will be a returning customer!!!!!

$12.99 $31.99 -60% OFF

Ship

Fall Spring 2024

Size

6-12"

Description Reviews

Ilex Verticulata "Winter Red" Winterberry Shrub 

Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) 

Winterberry: Ilex verticillata, or the common winterberry, is a beautiful deciduous shrub that gardeners cherish for the cheerful, small, bright red berries that brighten up an otherwise bleak winter landscape. The shrub usually stays under twelve feet with a sprawling, shrub-like look; however, some trim the lower branches as it grows to give it the appearance of a dwarf tree.

The winterberry is a deer-resistant, disease-resistant, and pest-resistant North American native species. It is not particular about light conditions and will thrive in full sun or partial shade almost everywhere in the United States, growing in zones 3 through 9.

Winterberry is a holly family member with glossy, dark green three-inch-long leaves with serrated margins. The berries develop in the late fall, petite (under an inch around) little fruits that stay on the stem throughout the winter--the perfect sustenance for winter birds. 

Where to Grow Winterberry in Your Yard

TN Nursery customers choose this shrub for the winter color and their love of birdwatching. Here are a few appropriate locations to plant one in our landscape: 

  • Pollinator garden
  • Bird garden
  • Shade garden
  • Winter garden
  • Rock garden 

Ilex verticillata is an unfussy plant that requires only a little care. Its native habitat is the forests of the Appalachian Mountains, where the earth is fertile and moist. Recreating those growing conditions in your garden will make your winterberry shrub almost carefree.

Add a hefty scoop or two of compost or a slow-release fertilizer when you plant your shrub. Be sure to give it about one inch of water per week for the first several weeks to allow the roots to strengthen; after that, it will become self-sufficient.

Order Your Winterberry From TN Nursery Today 

Let our seven decades of experience work for you. When you purchase your bare root plants from TN Nursery, you will get healthy plants and achieve gardening success. Order today.

Customer Reviews

Based on 4 reviews
50%
(2)
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50%
(2)
R
Robert Colhoun
Bare roots are still bare roots.

Bare roots are still bare roots four weeks after planting and watering

R
Ronald Maples
Dead plants

Contacted customer service and they will not replace for a year even though the scrape test shows them obviously dead.

Will never order from again

M
Michael Gamache

Winterberry "Winter Red"

S
Sonia Paritn
Super Great

These is a great place to buy from. They arrived in excellent condition and very healthy, and great in size. I will be a returning customer!!!!!