Yaupon Holly Hardwood

It is sometimes used for turnery inlay work and woodenware importance to livestock and wildlife.

Yaupon holly hardwood. Ilex vomitoria commonly known as yaupon ˈ j ɔː p ɒ n or yaupon holly is a species of holly that is native to southeastern north america. It is prone to ice and storm damage. 12 to 20 feet tall and 8 to 12 feet wide. Yaupon holly readily sprouts from the roots.

It produces abundant small greenish white flowers in spring that are followed by prodigious amounts of. A thicket forming shrub or small multi trunked tree to 25 feet tall and stems up to 6 in diameter with a dense conical or rounded crown of dark green foliage. Yaupon holly leaf type. Yaupon fruit and seed are eaten by a variety of animals such as wild turkey racoon squirrel and wild hog 10 14 33 yaupon leaves are a high choice browse of white tailed deer.

Known as the whitest of all woods it pretty much holds true to that title holly comes in several variations youpon big leaf ect. The yaupon holly ilex vomitoria is an evergreen shrub or small tree with green leaves and red berries that will add color to your garden throughout the year native to the southeastern u s yaupon holly is often planted as an informal hedge shrub or privacy screen since it requires minimal shaping and is available in several attractive slow growing cultivars. While it is native when released it can cause some of the same regeneration and crowding issues as described for chinese. Another common name cassina was borrowed from timucua despite this it usually refers to ilex cassine the latin name comes from an incorrect belief by europeans.

Yaupon holly is an evergreen shrub or small tree that is native to mississippi and is used extensively in landscaping. It is commonly used in landscapes because of its adaptability to a wide variety of sites including sun or shade wet and dry sites and both acidic and alkaline soils. All treatments should be applied july to october and will damage hardwood seedlings. Use yaupon holly as a specimen tree or hedge for screening.

I have used both big leaf and youpon holly with great results although youpon holly rarely exceeds 12 in diameter at the base mostly a shrub but for inlays and small projects it works great. Long 4 cm adorned with toothed margins. The word yaupon was derived from the catawban yą pą from yą tree pą leaf. These sprouts will need to be pruned to the ground two or three times a year to keep the base of your plant looking neat.

Slow growing and attractive ilex vomitoria yaupon is an upright densely branching evergreen shrub or small tree with leathery lustrous dark green leaves 1 5 in. The upper surface is a lustrous green with a lighter green lower surface. Wood products value. While yaupon holly is relatively free of serious pests and diseases scale leaf miners mites and aphids can sometimes be a problem.

Ilex vomitoria is dioecious with male and female flowers on separate trees. Yaupon is a native perennial evergreen shrub or small tree 8 m tall.