1 Gal. Oak Leaf Holly - Fast Growing Privacy Hedge
The Oak Leaf Holly evergreen shrub is a handsome cultivar of the Red Holly series! Its spiny leaves grow in from bronze to burgundy and eventually turn emerald green as it matures. Its leaves have a distinctive and charming shape similar to an oak tree . which is where it got its name. Because it's an evergreen shrub . the Ilex Oak Leaf Holly will keep its dark greenish-white foliage for year-round interest. In the spring . you'll see creamy white blooms with yellow-ish hues followed by reddish-orange pea-sized berries in the fall. These berries attract birds and deer to your yard! Because it has both female and male parts . you won't need a pollenizer. The Oak Leaf Holly has a growth rate of about 2 feet per year . reaching up to 14 feet tall and 8 feet wide at maturity. As the tree reaches maturity . the lower branches lose their vertical turgidity . giving the tree an upright pyramid shape.