Deciduous holly, “Possum haw,” Ilex decidua, is not an evergreen holly. If you locate this plant sometime in the middle of the winter, this holly won’t have a single leaf on it.

Burford holly is a large shrub, up to 20 feet, that produces abundant red berries among the leathery dark green leaves and is especially beautiful if pruned into a tree form.

Right up there with Christmas trees and mistletoe, hollies are the plants most closely connected with any holiday on the American calendar. After all, Bing Crosby sings "The Holly and the Ivy ...

It’s hard to imagine the winter holidays without holly and its shiny green leaves and cheery red berries. The use of holly as decoration has its origin in pagan culture but was readily adopted ...

American holly is a medium-size tree that grows to about 45 feet in height at maturity. It has a pyramidal shape with a 15- to 20-foot spread. The leaves are thick, leathery and armed with pointy ...

Oregon grape and creeping Oregon grape also have a holly-like leaf, but all these plants have blue — rather than red — berries. In short, holly is not for everyone.

From the sound of the size and habit, I'm going to guess this is an American holly tree (Ilex opaca). These can get 40 to 50 feet tall, but they naturally tend to grow a little more open as they age.

Leaves and berries on a holly tree after a snowfall. (Advance file photo) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In a 1879 survey of plants on Staten Island, ...

When it came time to cut down a prickly holly and plant a more foot-friendly tree, along with it came a wonderful surprise. The exposed wood was dense and a beautiful color of blond -- perfect for ...

Q. We bought what appeared to be a healthy holly tree, planted it in a large pot and placed it on our patio. Within a few days the undersides of some leaves began to have white spots, and within a ...