{"product_id":"possumhaw-holly","title":"Possumhaw Holly","description":"\u003cp\u003eNine months of the year it is a quiet green small tree you would not photograph. Then the leaves drop and it lights up: a bare silver-grey framework loaded with scarlet berries, standing there all winter while every other thing in the yard is asleep. Native, tough, and the best winter-interest tree in Texas. Only females fruit, so we ship females.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat actually ships\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3-Gallon:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4 ft tall, container-grown, named female selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e7-Gallon:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6 ft tall, container-grown, named female selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoot form:\u003c\/strong\u003e Container-grown, root ball intact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBerries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Possumhaw is dioecious. \u003cstrong\u003eWe ship named female selections only\u003c\/strong\u003e and the cultivar is on the tag. Expect a light first-year berry set and a real display in year two or three\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShipped as:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ships leafless during the dormant window. A bare possumhaw in a box is a healthy possumhaw, not a dead one. Scratch the bark, green means alive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMature size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 to 20 ft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpread:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 to 15 ft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate, 1 to 2 ft per year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter display:\u003c\/strong\u003e Berries hold from November until the cedar waxwings strip them, usually late February\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere it grows\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTexas planting window:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 1 to February 28\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative status:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTrue Texas native.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ilex decidua, native across East, Central and North Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wide range, including heavy clay and seasonally wet ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSun:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun for the heaviest berry set. It survives shade and fruits poorly in it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low once established\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTexas care notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 to 15 ft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlacement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant it where you see it from a kitchen window in January. That is the entire point of this tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBerries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mildly toxic to people and pets in quantity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShip window and your cancellation right\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShips during the dormant season. \u003cstrong\u003eOrders ship between November 1, 2026 and January 31, 2027.\u003c\/strong\u003e This species resents being moved while it is pushing growth, so we hold it until it is fully dormant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf we cannot ship inside that window we will email you \u003cem\u003ebefore\u003c\/em\u003e it closes with a revised date and a one-click cancel link. If the new date is 30 days or less past the original, you can wait or cancel, your choice. If we need more than 30 days, your order is cancelled and refunded automatically unless you tell us to hold it. Refunds go back to your original card within 7 business days. This is the FTC Mail Order Rule (16 CFR Part 435) and we would rather you use it than be surprised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe spec is the promise\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeasure your tree against the \"What actually ships\" numbers above on the day it arrives. If it misses the spec, photograph it and we refund you in full and you keep the tree. We are not going to send you a stick and a photograph of somebody else's oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this image:\u003c\/strong\u003e our product photography is an illustrative rendering of a mature, well-grown specimen of this species. It is not a photograph of the individual plant you will receive. 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