Japanese Yaupon Tree

The bright red berries borne by the female plant are an important source of food for migratory birds.

Japanese yaupon tree. The fruit produced by these trees are black in color and not as attractive as those produced by the other species in the same genus. As it grows slowly and bears beautiful berries you won t be digging. Japanese holly trees have quite a soft texture as compared to the chinese varieties. Yaupon holly ilex vomitoria is a small evergreen shrub that is characterized by its red berries and green leaves that.

Its leaves aren t as prickly as other holly bush varieties and its berries are sometimes ever more luminous. Name ilex vomitoria family ilex holly type evergreen shrub. Japanese holly ilex crenata and dwarf yaupon holly ilex vomitoria nana and similar cultivars are favorite broadleaf evergreen shrubs for foundation beds throughout the south. Full sun and hot walkways in the deep south.

The yaupon holly ilex vomitoria can be pruned as a large shrub or a small tree. The glossy evergreen. Native americans used it to brew battle tea as a stimulant before setting on the warpath. Another common name cassina was borrowed from timucua despite this it usually refers to ilex cassine the latin name comes from an incorrect belief by europeans.

The evergreen grows in full sun or shade and is hardy to zone 8. Yaupon is a shrubby tree of the holly family. It would have taken a brave and most likely foolhardy designer to have planted traditional dwarf english boxwood as the foundation of this. Name ilex vomitoria family ilex holly family type evergreen.

So if you have a site that holds more moisture and are looking for a low mounding evergreen shrub to plant yaupon holly might just be your choice. The yaupon holly ilex vomitoria is an evergreen shrub or small tree with green leaves and red berries that will add color to your garden throughout the year native to the southeastern u s yaupon holly is often planted as an informal hedge shrub or privacy screen since it requires minimal shaping and is available in several attractive slow growing cultivars. Planting dwarf yaupon holly in your garden. Height 3 30 feet 1 to 10 meters exposure full or part sun soil no restrictions.

Exposure full sun part ok height up to 4 feet 125 cm soil any type. Ilex vomitoria commonly known as yaupon ˈ j ɔː p ɒ n or yaupon holly is a species of holly that is native to southeastern north america. The flowers of a yaupon holly are not showy but bloom for weeks and attract bees. Dwarf yaupon tolerate more moisture in the soil than other small leaved species of holly such as the japanese hollies ilex crenata.

It has attractive contorted branches that are revealed when pruned as a tree. The yaupon holly ilex vomitoria is native to the southeastern united states and is used as a screen hedge or specimen tree. Basic dwarf yaupon holly facts. The word yaupon was derived from the catawban yą pą from yą tree pą leaf.

Dwarf yaupon holly is a special variety of holly.