Ilex decidua cultivars

Cultivar Fruit Comments
Byers Golden .25" vivid yellow; persists till spring Female; stiff upright habit; ascending branches
Council Fire .25" glossy, red orange; persists till spring Female; multistemmed; bushy to rounded; well branched; 18' by 10'; narrow, dark green leaves
Finch's Golden Yellow Female
Pocahontas .4" vivid, glossy, bright red; good retention Female; upright; 16' by 12'; leaves fall early
Red Cascade 3" deep reddish orange; borne single; older branches have fruiting spurs; holds well into winter Female; upright, spreading; glossy, dark green leaves; 25' by 20'; distinct horizontal branching; somewhat weeping appearance
Red Escort None Male; retains leaves later than most; 25' by 20'; yellow fall color
Sentry .25" vivid red; single on dark purplish pedicels and on fruiting spurs Female; leaves larger than species and defoliates earlier; columnar; 20' by 10'
Sundance Abundant .25" dark red; borne single; persists into winter Female; spreading, bushy habit; rounded with age; vigorous; 7' by 6'
Warren's Red Abundant .25" vivid, glossy red; single and on fruiting spurs; persists Female; upright; glossy, dark green leaves; slightly spreading habit; 25' by 20'