| General Description | A large evergreen shrub with ovate leaves. |
| Landscape | Year round garden feature, used in cut flower arrangements, property border to prevent unwanted footpaths, massing, foundation covering and groupings of female plants |
| Propagation | Stem cuttings dipped in rooting hormone, usually container grown but larger field grown plants may be balled and burlaped. |
| Cultivation | Hollies have a shallow root system and require 2.5 cm of water a week in the growing season, 6 cm of water in hot conditions. Best if planted in the autumn; prune winter burn out in the spring as new growth emerges. |
| Pests | Aphids attack juvenile growth, scale and leaf miners may be issues. Root rot may occur if it is placed in poorly drained soils. Winter desiccation occurs if placed in an exposed position without protection. |
| Notable Specimens | Burncoose Nursery and Gardens, Gwennap, Redruth, Cornwall, England. |
| Habitat | Evergreen forests, Tsuga forests, and shrub forests at elevations of 1100 - 3500 m. |
