Ilex vomitoria     

Yaupon Holly

Family:  Aquifoliaceae
Zone:  7-9                               Average Size:  15’H x 10’W

Identification: 

-Upright form with irregular branching, normally multiple trunks
-Simple leaf, oblong to ½ inches long, crenate margin, evergreen
-Gray-white branches and trunk
-Red berries late autumn through winter on female plants

Note:   Native to the Eastern United States, the Yaupon Holly is one of the most popular hollies used in the landscape.  Its adaptability to a wide variety of soil and urban conditions, resistance to disease and insects and ornamentally showy fruit all make the Yaupon Holly an outstanding selection.  Great genetic variability exists in the species, so care must be taken in cultivar selection.

Campus Location: Human Ecology, south entrance