Enhance your landscape with the timeless beauty of Jersey Princess American Holly, a highly regarded female fruiting holly cultivar developed by Rutgers University. This selection features glossy deep green foliage and abundant bright red berries that persist well into winter, providing a striking seasonal display.

Ideal for gardeners, landscapers, and wildlife enthusiasts, Jersey Princess offers year-round evergreen appeal and valuable food and shelter for birds. Its dense, pyramidal growth habit suits privacy screens, specimen plantings, woodland gardens, native landscapes, and holiday decorating.

Cold hardy, deer resistant, and long-lived, this native American Holly adds structure, color, and wildlife value to your landscape.

Note: A compatible male American Holly pollinator is required nearby for berry production.

Plants are shipped established in quart-size nursery pots, ready to thrive in your garden.

• 1 live Jersey Princess American Holly
• Quart pot plant
• Female berry-producing holly
• Native evergreen landscape plant
• Healthy, rooted plant
• Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Jersey Princess American Holly
• Botanical Name: Ilex opaca ‘Jersey Princess’
• 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: Bright red
• Mature Height: Approximately 20–30 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 8–20 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 5–9
• Deer Resistant: Yes
• Container Friendly: Yes, when young and properly maintained

Care Tip: Plant with a compatible male American Holly pollinator nearby to ensure heavy berry production. Full sun encourages the best fruit set and dense growth.

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.