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In 1839, Smith reported to the Linnean Society of London that he could grow new plants from the seeds of the hollies.
From Science Magazine ● May 17, 2023
If you want berries, remember that hollies are dioecious, meaning they come in male and female, and only the female bears fruit.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2022
One of the oldest collections at the Arboretum, it has such a diversity of plantings that you’ll never again be able to think of hollies as simply shapeless green bushes with red berries.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2022
No garden should be without hellebores or a daphne or two, winterberry hollies and witch hazels.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2019
Over the years, I’ve learned that botanists—those lucky souls who study the lives of plants all day—call some trees, such as hollies and willows, “dioecious,” which means they have separate male and female trees.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
