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  Dahoon holly
However, dahoon holly leaves are not as leathery and the leaf margins are not as thorny as the American holly.
Dahoon holly has margins that are toothed with small spiny tips from the middle of the leaf to the apex.
Dahoon holly is a shrub or small tree that reaches heights of 26'.
www.sfrc.ufl.edu /4h/Dahoon_holly/dahoholl.htm   (315 words)

  
 Holly - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Hollies are mostly dioecious, with male and female flowers on different plants, with some exceptions.
Holly berries are mildly toxic and will cause vomiting and/or diarrhea when ingested by people (note the scientific name of the Yaupon Holly!).
The wood is heavy, hard and white; one traditional use is (together with ebony) for chess pieces, with holly for the white pieces, and ebony for the fl.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Holly   (378 words)

  
 Dahoon Holly
The Dahoon Holly is one of several species of plants whose male and female flowers are on separate plants.
Because of this, only the female plants will bare the bright red berries for which the holly is well known.
Dahoon Holly is a popular specimen tree for its bright berries.
echotourism.com /arboretum/dahoon.htm   (227 words)

  
 Ilex cassine, Dahoon Holly
Dahoon Holly can be grown in woodland plantings, and wet areas at the edge of lakes and streams throughout the state.
Dahoon Holly tolerates brackish water, salt spray, and can be grown in low light swampy areas.
Because the Dahoon Holly is one of several species of plants whose male and female flowers are on separate plants, only the female Dahoon Holly will produce the bright red berries for which this holly is best known.
www.floridagardener.com /FLNatives/Icassine.htm   (190 words)

  
 East Palatka Holly - Plant of the Week
East Palatka Holly was selected from the wild about 1926 near the community of East Palatka, Florida, by H. Hume, a Florida horticulturist who went on to become Dean of Agriculture at the University of Florida.
Because hollies are insect pollinated and because they exist as either male or female plants, the potential for cross-species hybridization is high when they occur in the same area.
It is faster growing than most American hollies and it has a more refined appearance in the landscape with its softer green foliage and non-spiny leaves.
www.arhomeandgarden.org /plantoftheweek/articles/East_Palatka_Holly.htm   (560 words)

  
 Holly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Holly (Ilex) is a genus of about 400 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only genus in that family.
Hollies (here, Ilex aquifolium) are dioecious: (above) shoot with flowers from male plant; (top right) male flower enlarged, showing stamens with pollen and reduced, sterile stigma; (below) shoot with flowers from female plant; (lower right) female flower enlarged, showing stigma and reduced, sterile stamens with no pollen.
The wood is heavy, hard and white; one traditional use is for chess pieces, with holly for the white pieces, and ebony for the fl.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Holly   (543 words)

  
 Harmony, Florida ::: Nature's Notes at Harmony   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Like most hollies, dahoons are known by their bright red berries, though the color can sometimes be a little orange or even yellow.
Dahoon is a hit with robins, mockingbirds, thrushes, bluebirds and others and so makes a great wildlife attractor in the residential landscape.
Dahoons come in male and female varieties so you'll usually need at least one of each to get berries, although both have tiny white flowers in the spring.
www.harmonyfl.com /nature/nNotes/dHollies.asp   (298 words)

  
 Reference > Biography > H > Holly
Holly (Ilex) occurs as genus of astir 400 coinage of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae.
Holly berries come mildly toxic & may stimulator emesis and/or looseness of the bowels whenever ingested by people (note the scientific title of the Yaupon Holly!).
A wood is heavy, protective & whiten; 1 traditional apply is (together by having ebony) for chess pieces, with holly for the whiten pieces, & ebony for the fl.
holly-mz.generalanswers.org   (297 words)

  
 Tree 7- Dahoon Holly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Dahoon Holly is not vauled for its ornamental use as many of the other holly species are.
In the forest, however the dahoon holly provides an extremely vaulable source of food for many overwintering songbirds and other wildlife like quails and wild turkeys.
The Dahoon Holly is near Reynolds Hall on the side closest to Main Hall.
www.cob.montevallo.edu /HatawayAL/dahoonhollybody.htm   (139 words)

  
 Ilex sp. - holly
Available in both evergreen and deciduoud species, holly is grown for its toothed glossy green leaves and its showy berries, which are red in most popular varieties, but can also be a showy yellow.
Holly can range from under one foot to over 80, and is found in both temperate and tropical regions.
It is one of eleven hollies native to Florida.
www.bonsaiweb.com /care/faq/ilex.html   (1914 words)

  
 Floridata: Ilex cassine
Dahoon holly holds its showy berries for a good part of the year.
Dahoon holly is a small tree that has a narrow growth habit of upward pointing branches that grows to a height of up to 30 ft (9.1 m).
Jack planted this dahoon holly beside the Catfish Pond, an area that is sometimes flooded sometimes dry.
www.floridata.com /ref/i/ilx_cas.cfm   (502 words)

  
 Holly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Available in both evergreen and deciduous species, holly is grown for its toothed glossy green leaves and its showy berries, which are red in most popular varieties, but can also be a showy yellow.
Ilex asprella - a deciduous holly native to Taiwan.
Ilex cassine: Dahoon holly - A low, shrubby tree with rough grey bark and silky shoots, the Dahoon holly is native to swampy land in the American south.
www.bonsai-bci.com /species/holly.html   (1005 words)

  
 Harmony, Florida ::: Nature's Notes at Harmony   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
At the same time that dahoon holly is brightening our fall woodlands with its red berries, Brazilian pepper Schinus terebinthifolius is displaying even showier red berries of its own along roadsides, ditches and wetlands, but in a more sinister way.
Brazilian pepper, of the cashew family, and Dahoon holly, of the holly family, are not related, though their berries may make the bushes look similar.
Dahoon is a native plant, while the pepper bush was introduced to Florida from South America in the 1890s.Brazilian pepper was marketed as "Florida Holly" for ornamental uses.
www.harmonyfl.com /nature/nNotes/bPeppers.asp   (471 words)

  
 Tampa Bay Newspapers : Recreation & Outdoors  
Dahoon Holly-Ilex cassine is native to Florida but for some reason it is often not chosen as the preferred holly to be used by landscapers.
Dahoon is an evergreen shrub or small tree with rounded, dense crown and abundant, bright red berries.
Dahoon, Yaupon and American hollies are commonly found near streams and damp earth but may also adapt well in sandy soils and well drained home gardens.
www.tbnweekly.com /content_articles/122204_out-02.txt   (696 words)

  
 Ilex spp. english
Ilex decidua-Bearberry, Curtis Possumhaw, Deciduous Holly, Meadow Holly, Possumhaw, Privet, Swamp Holly, Winterberry
Hollies have spiny evergreen leaves and red berries on the female trees.
The sapwood of Holly is white and the heartwood is an ivory white with a bluish cast or streaks.
www2.fpl.fs.fed.us /TechSheets/HardwoodNA/htmlDocs/Ilex.html   (379 words)

  
 Ilex cassine: Dahoon Holly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Capable of reaching 40 feet in height, Dahoon Holly is usually seen at a height of 20 to 30 feet with an 8 to 12-foot spread.
Possessing male and female flowers on separate plants, at least two Dahoon Hollies (male and female) must be planted in the landscape to ensure production of the brilliant red berries in fall and winter.
Growing well in full sun to partial shade, Dahoon Holly does best on moist soils since the wet, boggy soils of swamps is its native environment.
edis.ifas.ufl.edu /ST299   (647 words)

  
 Ilex cassine - Dahoon Holly
Dahoon Holly produces many red to orange berries in the fall.
This Holly is native to the swamps of N. Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana.
Dahoon Holly does best on acidic soil and will tolerate wet soils.
www.magnoliagardensnursery.com /productdescrip/Ilex_Dahoon.html   (99 words)

  
 Ilex cassine 'Angustifolia': 'Angustifolia' Dahoon Holly
Capable of reaching 40 feet in height, it is usually seen at a height of 20 to 30 feet with a 10 to 18-foot spread.
Possessing male and female flowers on separate plants, at least two `Angustifolia' Dahoon Hollies must be planted in the landscape to ensure production of the brilliant red, sometimes yellow, small berries in fall and winter.
Growing well in full sun to partial shade, `Angustifolia' Dahoon Holly does best on moist soils, and is found on wet, boggy soils of swamps in its native environment.
edis.ifas.ufl.edu /ST300   (598 words)

  
 The Florida Garden - Archives, Mar. 05, part 2 - Florida gardening plants trees flowers magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The American holly can be planted successfully only in North and Central Florida zones 8 and 9.
So treat your holly as a house plant and take it back north with you when you leave for the summer.
Hollies are in the Ilex family and there are many species that grow in South Florida.
www.ronsympson.com /generic233.html   (3663 words)

  
 Tree ID please - Florida Gardening Forum - GardenWeb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Dahoon hollies don't have spines I've ever seen Lisa, I think she may have it.
Also, East Palatka holly and yaupon hollies have non-spiny leaves, although yaupon leaves are small.
I have a few dahoons native on my property, one of which has a wide spreading canopy, all the others in a narrow vertical habit.
forums.gardenweb.com /forums/load/flgard/msg051004226238.html   (638 words)

  
 Holly veneered panels - Holly veneer faced plywood, MDF, chipboard
Holly is a group of over 350 species native to North America, Europe, tropical Africa, Australia, China and Brazil.
It is known by many different names, such as Carolina Holly, Large Leaf Holly, Mountain Holly, Mountain Privet, Mountain Winterberry, Myrtle Holly, Sand Holly, Sarvis Holly, Serviceberry Holly, Alabama Dahoon, Cassena Bush, Cassena Holly, Christmasberry, Dahoon, Dahoon Holly, Florida Holly, Hendersonwood, Yaupon and many more.
Holly is available as veneered MDF, veneered chipboard, veneered plywood, veneered doors and jointed veneer layons
www.winwood-products.com /eng/timber-products/veneer/holly.htm   (146 words)

  
 Yaupon Holly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria), also called Yaupon or Cassina (the latter shared with the Dahoon Holly), is an evergreen holly found in the southeast United States.
The active ingredient is actually caffeine, and the vomiting was either learned or as a result of the great quantities in which they drank the beverage (Hudson, The Southeastern Indians, ISBN 0-87049-248-9).
Gilman, Edward F. and Watson, Dennis G. Ilex vomitoria: Yaupon Holly Fact Sheet ST-311 (November 1993), Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida accessed at [1] June 19, 2006 End
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yaupon_Holly   (242 words)

  
 Ilex x attenuata 'Savannah' - Savannah Holly
Savannah Holly is an older selection of a cross between Ilex cassine (Dahoon Holly) and Ilex opaca (American Holly).
Ilex x attenuata 'Savannah' has whitish bark with light green leaves with very small spines.
Savannah Holly tolerates limy soils well and will get 20-30 feet in height and 15 feet wide making it great for tall screens.
www.magnoliagardensnursery.com /productdescrip/Ilex_Savannah.html   (94 words)

  
 Definition of Dahoon from dictionary.net
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An evergreen shrub or small tree (Ilex cassine) of the southern United States, bearing red drupes and having soft, white, close-grained wood; -- called also dahoon holly.
Define dahoon and 150,000 other words at dictionary.net
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 Ilex cassine ( Dahoon Holly )
Ilex cassine is seldom seen in the garden, but is significant because of all the wonderful hybrids between it and Ilex opaca, the American holly.
The Dahoon holly is a small evergreen tree that grows to about 20 feet tall and 10 feet wide (larger in the wild).
It thrives in zones 7 to 10 and has either yellow or red berries.
www.backyardgardener.com /plantname/pd_9b25.html   (3706 words)

  
 Gardening Forums: PF Pictures: Dahoon Holly (Ilex cassine)
Gardening Forums: PF Pictures: Dahoon Holly (Ilex cassine)
Oct 23, 7:08 AM PF Pictures: Dahoon Holly (Ilex cassine)
Young Dahoon Holly tree still in a pot.
davesgarden.com /forums/t/583283   (117 words)

  
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Click here for more information on Dahoon Holly.
Click here for more information on East Palatka Holly.
Click here for more information on Yaupon Holly.
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