CJW Tree Farm

Scientific Name Ilex x attenuata ‘Savannah’
Description The Savannah Holly is a beautiful evergreen holly this is grown as a large shrub or small tree with a narrow open pyramidal to columnar form. The Savannah Holly is often grown with a central trunk and small lateral branches which are smooth and light to medium gray in color. The Savannah Holly can adapt to both sandy and clay soils with a moderate growth rate. The Savannah Holly has shiny medium-green leaves with multiple soft spines and they are accented in the fall with heavy clusters of bright red berries which persist throughout the fall and winter. The berries on a Savannah Holly are very attractive to wildlife, serving as an excellent food source. The Savannah Holly also produces small white flowers in the spring which appear on both male and female trees. The Savannah Holly is ideal for use as a barrier plant, specimen tree or framing tree. The roots of a Savannah Holly are rarely invasive due to their great number and relatively small diameter.
Growth Rate 2'
Evergreen or Deciduous* Evergreen
Height Mature 17'
Width Mature 5'