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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit
This is a small, deciduous tree or shrub with pale gray, twiggy, horizontal branches and glossy, dark green leaves that yellow in late autumn. Flowers precede the red berries that provide winter color and forage for birds and other wildlife. Also called Possumhaw, Swamp Holly, and Winterberry, this perennial grows 15 to 30 feet tall in full sun to partial shade, and in moist sands, clays, or loams.
May Attract
Deciduous Holly is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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