Bring timeless evergreen beauty and festive winter color to your landscape with Christmas Carol American Holly, a classic female holly tree prized for its glossy green foliage and bright red berries. This elegant native evergreen creates year-round structure and seasonal interest, making it a perfect choice for foundation plantings, privacy screens, woodland gardens, wildlife landscapes, and holiday-inspired outdoor spaces.

When pollinated by a compatible male American holly, Christmas Carol produces abundant vibrant berries that attract birds and provide striking contrast against the dark evergreen leaves throughout fall and winter. Its upright growth habit and strong adaptability make it a dependable ornamental tree for a wide range of climates and landscape styles. These healthy plants are shipped established in quart nursery pots and are ready to thrive in the landscape.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Christmas Carol American Holly
✔️ Quart pot plant
✔️ Female evergreen holly variety
✔️ Healthy, rooted landscape tree
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Christmas Carol American Holly
• Botanical Name: Ilex opaca ‘Christmas Carol’
• 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 30 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 15 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 for reliable berry production. Mulching around the root zone helps conserve moisture and protect roots from seasonal temperature changes.

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.