Name: American Holly
Scientific Name: ilex opaca Southern
zone: 5 to 9
plant height: 17 feet
light requirements: full sun to part shade
soil & water preferences: grows well in well-drained soils.

Growing Instructions:
1. Scarification: soak in water for 12 hours
2. stratification: Warm stratify for 60 days then Cold stratify for 30 days
3. germination: sow seed 3/8" deep, tamp the soil
Note* Seedlings need shade for their first year, sporadic germination will occur over a 2-3 year period