Add timeless evergreen beauty and seasonal interest to your landscape with Cave Hill American Holly, a hardy female holly variety prized for its glossy evergreen foliage and classic ornamental form. This native holly provides year-round structure and texture in foundation plantings, privacy screens, woodland gardens, and wildlife-friendly landscapes. When pollinated by a compatible male American holly, it produces vibrant red berries that brighten the garden through fall and winter while attracting birds and pollinators.

Its dense evergreen growth and adaptability make it an excellent low-maintenance choice for traditional and naturalized landscapes alike. These healthy plants are shipped approximately 12 inches tall in 1 gallon nursery pots and are ready to establish quickly in the landscape.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Cave Hill American Holly
✔️ Approximately 12 inches tall
✔️ 1 gallon pot plant
✔️ Female evergreen holly variety
✔️ Healthy, rooted landscape shrub
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Cave Hill American Holly
• Botanical Name: Ilex opaca ‘Cave Hill’
• Plant Type: Evergreen shrub or small tree
• Growth Stage: Established potted plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Moist, acidic, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; water regularly during establishment
• Mature Height: Approximately 15–30 feet
• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
• USDA Zones: 5–9
• Container Friendly: Yes, when young and properly maintained

Care Tip: Plant near a compatible male American holly pollinator to encourage reliable berry production. Mulching around the base helps maintain moisture and supports healthy root development year-round.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.