Add rare beauty and year-round interest to your landscape with Longwood Gardens American Holly, a unique yellow-fruited cultivar prized for its abundant berry production and classic evergreen foliage. Originally selected from a historic plant found at Mount Vernon, Virginia, this exceptional holly produces masses of attractive golden-yellow berries that create a stunning display from fall through winter.

Glossy dark green leaves with traditional holly spines provide dense evergreen coverage throughout the year, while the unusual fruit color offers a distinctive alternative to traditional red-berried hollies. The berries attract birds and wildlife, making this selection an excellent choice for habitat gardens, privacy screens, woodland edges, and specimen plantings.

Deer resistant, adaptable, and long-lived, Longwood Gardens American Holly is a beautiful native evergreen that brings elegance and wildlife value to the landscape.

These healthy plants are shipped approximately 8 inches tall in quart-size nursery pots and are ready to thrive in your garden.

• 1 live Longwood Gardens American Holly
• Approximately 8 inches tall
• Quart pot plant
• Native evergreen holly
• Yellow berry-producing selection
• Healthy, rooted landscape plant
• Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Longwood Gardens American Holly
• Botanical Name: Ilex opaca ‘Longwood Gardens’
• 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
• 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 a sunny to partially shaded location with acidic soil for optimal growth and berry production. Like other hollies, fruit production may be enhanced with a compatible 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.