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Plant: Weeping Yaupon Holly
Holly · Ilex vomitoria 'Pendula'
Size: 15 gal
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More about this plant
Weeping yaupon holly is an evergreen shrub or small tree, usually 15 to 20 feet tall, with an irregular weeping form, an open crown and slender pendulous branches, often on several trunks. Small evergreen leaves and, on female trees with a male nearby, red winter berries add interest. It is drought tolerant once established, tolerates short-term flooding, and suits specimen, accent, hedge and screen use.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 25 ft tall and 15 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-9
- Evergreen foliage
- Native plant
Plant description
Weeping yaupon holly is an evergreen shrub or small tree, usually 15 to 20 feet tall, with an irregular weeping form, an open crown and slender pendulous branches, often on several trunks. Small evergreen leaves and, on female trees with a male nearby, red winter berries add interest. It is drought tolerant once established, tolerates short-term flooding, and suits specimen, accent, hedge and screen use.
- Flowers
- Inconspicuous white spring flowers; male and female flowers are on separate trees.
- Foliage
- Small simple evergreen leaves 1 to 2 inches long and about 1/2 inch wide, hairless, with toothed margins.
- Fruit
- Small, round, fleshy red drupes on female trees only; a male must be nearby.
- Bark & stems
- Thin, smooth, light gray bark that may become somewhat scaly with age; thin gray branches.
- Pruning
- Little pruning is needed, mainly to train it to a single trunk if desired.
- Native range
- Eastern U.S. and Mexico (species)
