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TREE CAMPUS
East Palatka Holly
Ilex x attenuata
Discovered in 1927 growing near East Palatka, Florida, this Holly is one of a group of hybrids between Ilex cassine x Ilex opaca . The broad, dull green, rounded leaves have one spine at the tip and few, if any, along the blade edge. The 30 to 45-foot-tall trees take on a moderately tight, pyramidal shape. A female Holly plant, East Palatka Holly is heavily laden with bright red berries in fall and winter, especially toward the top of the tree. A row of East Palatka Hollies will look quite uniform, adding to the popularity of the tree among landscape architects and designers.
![East Palatka Holly 1](https://www.sjrstate.edu/treecampus/images/epalatkaholly1.jpg)
![East Palatka Holly 2](https://www.sjrstate.edu/treecampus/images/epalatkaholly2.jpg)
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Tree Campus information provided with permission of the Environmental Horticulture Department, UF/IFAS Extension, Publication #ENH473, one of a series.
Original publication date November 1993. Revised
December 2006. Reviewed February 2014.
For more information visit the EDIS website at
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.