East Palatka Holly is a female cultivar of the evergreen tree with a moderately tight pyramidal habit and dull green elongated foliage with a spine at the tip and few, if any, along the edges. If pollinated the flowers give way to showy pea-sized red berries that are especially heavy towards the top and can persist well into winter Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils. Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit.
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Type: |
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Origins: |
Natural Hybrid; GA Native |
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Height: |
30' - 45' |
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Spread: |
10’ - 15' |
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Spacing: |
12’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
7 - 9 |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly. Well-drained soils essential. Potential issues include mites, scale, leaf spot, rot, and mildew. Can be trained as a single trunk tree to promote durability and uniform habit.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Astilbe, Pieris, Peony
IMAGES: Famartin, 2021-01-21 12 52 11 A holly covered in fruit along Kinross Circle in the Chantilly Highlands section of Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Michael Rivera, VSU Quad Tree 9, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) UF/IFAS, Figure 3. Leaf - Ilex x attenuate: 'East Palatka' holly
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
