🌳 Eagleston Holly

Ilex × attenuata ‘Eagleston’

Eagleston Holly is a beautiful evergreen tree that combines durability with elegance. With its dense, pyramidal form, glossy green leaves, and bright red berries, it’s a favorite for Florida landscapes where year-round structure and seasonal color are desired. Often used as a privacy screen, specimen, or ornamental accent, this holly thrives in Central Florida’s climate.

🌸 Foliage & Form

• Foliage: Glossy, medium-green leaves with smooth edges (softer than American holly)

• Fruit: Clusters of bright red berries in fall and winter (female trees, if pollinated)

• Form: Upright, pyramidal shape with dense branching

• Habit: Evergreen with a naturally polished appearance

🌱 Plant Details

• Type: Evergreen ornamental tree

• Mature Size: 15–25 ft. tall × 10–15 ft. wide

• Growth Habit: Upright, pyramidal, dense

• Exposure: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil: Well-drained; tolerates sandy Florida soils

• Water Needs: Moderate; drought tolerant once established

• Hardiness: USDA Zones 7–9

• Maintenance: Low; occasional pruning to shape if desired

🌟 Why We Love It

• Elegant evergreen with a natural pyramidal form

• Bright red berries add seasonal color and wildlife appeal

• Tough, adaptable, and Florida-friendly

• Works as both a privacy screen or ornamental specimen

🌼 Landscape Uses

• Privacy screen or tall hedge

• Specimen tree for front yards

• Holiday-interest ornamental with berries

• Wildlife-friendly landscapes (birds love the berries)

⚠️ Plant Notes

• Berries only appear on female trees with a male pollinator nearby

• Prune in late winter if shaping is desired, though little is needed

• Plant in rows for a formal screen or singly as a specimen

✅ Level To Leaf Tip: Use Eagleston Hollies in a row along property lines for an elegant, evergreen privacy screen that looks neat year-round and brings a pop of red color each winter.