General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Leaves: Evergreen
Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Fragrant
Other: Female
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Provides winter interest
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

Image
Common names
  • Burford Holly

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Location: North Carolina?
Date: winter
photo by Jim Robbins via North Carolina Cooperative Extension: ht

Date: c. 1949
image from the 1949 catalog, Glen Saint Mary Nurseries, Florida
Comments:
  • Posted by sallyg (central Maryland - Zone 7b) on Apr 12, 2024 3:19 PM concerning plant:
    I've had a Burford for decades. It gets berries all over, was really loaded this winter, but no birds have eaten them even now in April. I'm disappointed - passively feeding birds is something I value in the garden.
    Insects do love holly flowers though.

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