| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 5 to 7 feet (1.5-2.1 m) |
| Plant Spread: | 5 to 7 feet (1.5-2.1 m) |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Blooms on old wood Blooms on new wood Other: Female |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
| Awards and Recognitions: | Other: Holly of the Year 2008 |
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