Ilex vomitoria ‘Carolina Ruby’ PP19266

Carolina Ruby Yaupon Holly. This native compact Yaupon Holly has one of the largest berry crops of any Holly cultivar that I have seen. As strange as it may seem, this selection is a seedling of 'Folsom's Weeping.' Its brother and sister seedlings were tall, open, lanky and unkempt, but this one is compact with dark green foliage (unlike most I. vomitoria selections) and produces one of the most incredible berry crops that one can imagine. Since 'Schillings' is  a male clone and flowers at the same time, it makes a great pollinator for this cultivar, and since 'Schillings' is one of those ubiquitous plants in the Deep South landscape, one usually doesn't have to worry about providing a male pollinator. We have had male forms located over 100' from 'Carolina Ruby' and they were still well pollinated by bees to result in a heavy fruit crop. The growth habit is compact, but not dwarf, and I am sure that it will eventually reach medium to large shrub proportions if left to its own devices.