Christmas Jewel Holly is a small upright evergreen shrub with a dense pyramidal habit and narrow dark green foliage spines that are blunted.  Female plants produce abundant apple red berries without the need of a pollinator that color fully by mid winter and persist into summer.   Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils.  Asexual reproduction prohibited.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  Water regularly.   Well-drained soils essential.   Potential issues include mites, scale, leaf spot, rot, and mildew.  Susceptible to leaf scorch or drop if not protected from afternoon sun in hotter climates.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Privacy Screen, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Blueberry, Pieris, Astilbe

IMAGE: Photos by Moon's Tree Farm, Christmas Jewel® Holly 

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.