There are a great many holly choices, but some are better than others. Here are the best of this group of excellent evergreen shrubs and trees. Dwarf yaupon holly has small, soft, spineless leaves ...

Some trees looked like they had been browsed upon by wild goats and deer. On those trees, the lower 8 feet (2.5 meters) had more prickly leaves, while higher up the leaves tended to be smooth.

Burford holly is a large shrub, up to 20 feet, that produces abundant red berries among the leathery dark green leaves and is especially beautiful if pruned into a tree form.

Deciduous holly, “Possum haw,” Ilex decidua, is not an evergreen holly. If you locate this plant sometime in the middle of the winter, this holly won’t have a single leaf on it.

Prickly holly leaves are a traditional Christmas decoration, from wreaths adorning homes, to greeting card scenes. Yet, look closer at a holly tree and while some leaves are prickly, others are not.

Right up there with Christmas trees and mistletoe, hollies are the plants most closely connected with any holiday on the American calendar. After all, Bing Crosby sings "The Holly and the Ivy ...

From the sound of the size and habit, I'm going to guess this is an American holly tree (Ilex opaca). These can get 40 to 50 feet tall, but they naturally tend to grow a little more open as they age.

Question: I have several mature holly trees — probably about 30 feet tall — that have developed issues the past several years. I have begun to apply Holly Tone in Care, fungicide and help with ...

Is there any plant with a more time-limited, one-dimensional appeal than holly? A table adornment; a wreath on a door; a sprig on top of a pudding.

Holly trees can produce spiky leaves to deter hungry pests, while the foliage at the top of the tree that is out of reach of deer or rabbits may appear rounded.