Ilex ambigua

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Carolina Holly, Sand Holly

Form:	Tree
Size:	to 15 ft
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White
Fruit Color:	Red
Phenology:	Deciduous. Blooms in spring. Fruits ripen in late summer and persist into winter.
Noted for:	Showy fruits

Recommended Uses:

Plant as a small understory tree. Good as a general background plant that is appropriate to wildlife.

Considerations:

It's dioecious; so make sure you have at least one male plant in the vicinity to produce berries on the females.

Propagation:

Softwood cuttings started in spring. Seeds of most holly species require 2-3 years of dormancy before they will germinate.

Availability:

Light:

Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods)

Moisture Tolerance:

Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or other substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Acidic

Wildlife:	Fruits are eaten by birds and small mammals.
Insects:	Bees pollinate flowers.
Native Habitats:	Dry hammocks, sandhills, scrub, dunes.

Suitable to grow in:
10A 8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures