Add rare beauty and year-round interest to your landscape with Goldie American Holly, an exceptional native holly prized for its abundant golden-yellow berries and glossy evergreen foliage. Originally discovered at historic Mount Vernon, Virginia, this unique cultivar stands out from traditional red-berried hollies by producing masses of bright yellow fruit that persist well into winter.

Its dense, dark green foliage provides classic evergreen structure throughout the year, while the unusual berry color creates a striking contrast and attracts birds to the garden. Whether used as a specimen tree, privacy screen, wildlife planting, or foundation accent, Goldie offers outstanding ornamental value in every season.

Deer resistant, cold hardy, and highly adaptable, this American Holly is an excellent long-term investment for landscapes seeking beauty, wildlife benefits, and year-round structure.

These healthy plants are shipped established in quart-size nursery pots and are ready to thrive in your landscape.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Goldie American Holly
✔️ Quart pot plant
✔️ Native evergreen holly
✔️ Yellow berry-producing selection
✔️ Healthy, rooted landscape plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Goldie American Holly
• Botanical Name: Ilex opaca ‘Goldie’
• Plant Type: Evergreen tree or large shrub
• Growth Stage: Established potted plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil
• Watering: Moderate; prefers consistent moisture during establishment
• Foliage: Glossy dark green evergreen leaves
• Berry Color: Golden yellow
• Mature Height: Approximately 30 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 15 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 5–9
• Deer Resistant: Yes
• Container Friendly: Yes, when young and properly maintained

Care Tip: Plant in full sun to partial shade for the best berry display and dense evergreen growth. Like most female hollies, berry production may require a compatible male pollinator nearby.

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.