Dear Neil: I bought two yaupon holly trees for my yard. One has a great crop of berries every winter. The other has never had the first berry. What can I do to get it to bear fruit? A: My bet would be ...

Q. Our yaupon holly hedge is dying in sections. Do you have a cure? A. Native yaupon hollies are traditionally sheared and this may be part of the problem. Neat, compact hedges are often marred by ...

The homeowners association told me to trim my dwarf yaupons into balls or other geometric shapes. Your Plants of the Metroplex book (University of Texas Press, $25) has been my guide for years, so I ...

Yaupon holly is probably best known these days for its use as an ornamental evergreen in the landscape. The shrub is a native of the southeastern United States, and it grows in most southern states in ...

Take a hike in one of our Pleasure Island State Parks (Carolina Beach State Park and Fort Fisher State Recreation Area) and you are sure to encounter a thicket of yaupon holly. The amazing story of ...

If you’re looking for a low-maintenance plant to add to your landscape, you can’t beat yaupon holly. This attractive native, the ultimate survivor, is so trouble free and versatile it can fill most ...

Although most Yaupon holly berries are red, a few commercially available selections have a mutation that produces yellow berries. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Gary Bachman) Winter is a challenging ...

Q: I bought two yaupon holly trees for my yard. One has a great crop of berries every winter. The other has never had the first berry. What can I do to get it to bear fruit? A: My bet would be that ...

Q: Indian hawthorns in our landscape have died out gradually. What can we plant in their place? We would prefer something that grows to no more than 3 feet tall without pruning. When should we plant ...

Fall is here, and landscapes are full of color in more northern climates. It has been a weather-intensive summer for many Floridians, storms and heat have taken a big toll. However, steal just a few ...