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Eagleston Holly Full to Ground
Ilex × attenuata ‘Eagleston’Eagleston Holly Full to Ground is a popular evergreen cultivar prized for its lush, dense growth that extends all the way to the base - providing year-round coverage from top to bottom. With a naturally upright, pyramidal habit, this holly offers glossy, deep green leaves and a flush of red berries in fall and winter. Mature trees reach around 20 feet in height and 14 feet wide, making them perfect for structured landscape specimens.
- Evergreen holly
- Moderate growth rate with upright, pyramidal shape
- Glossy green leaves with bright red berries in fall/winter
- Excellent for borders, or specimen planting
- Hardy and adaptable
Eagleston Holly thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soil. It's heat-tolerant, drought-resistant once established, and handles urban environments with ease. Hardy in USDA zones 6 through 9, this holly is a favorite for Texas landscapes needing structure, color, and reliable coverage year-round.
While naturally low-maintenance, consistent care ensures your Eagleston Holly Full to Ground remains dense, healthy, and vibrant from top to bottom. Here’s what you need to know:
- Watering: During the first growing season, water deeply and regularly to help roots establish. Once mature, Eagleston Holly is moderately drought-tolerant but appreciates occasional deep watering during extended dry spells. Avoid frequent shallow watering, which encourages weak surface roots.
- Pruning: Minimal pruning is needed to maintain its full, natural shape. Prune in late winter or early spring before new growth appears - remove any dead, crossing, or crowded branches to improve airflow. For a “full-to-ground” look, avoid raising the canopy; let lower branches grow freely.
- Fertilizing: Feed in early spring with a balanced, slow-release fertilizer designed for acid-loving plants. A light mid-summer application can be added if growth slows. Over-fertilizing can cause rapid, leggy growth, so stay conservative.
- Mulching: Apply a 2-3 inch layer of mulch (pine straw, shredded bark, or compost) around the base to conserve moisture and regulate temperature. Keep mulch about 6 inches away from the trunk to prevent rot and pest issues.
- Spacing: When planting as a screen or hedge, space trees 6-8 feet apart to ensure proper airflow and even growth.
Common Issues and How to Take Care of Them
Eagleston Holly is known for its resilience, but like any plant, it can occasionally face challenges:
- Leaf spot: Fungal leaf spots may develop during humid conditions, causing brown or black markings. Remove infected leaves and avoid overhead watering to minimize spread.
- Scale insects: These small, hard-shelled pests attach to leaves and stems, feeding on sap. Treat infestations with horticultural oil or insecticidal soap, ensuring thorough coverage.
- Spider mites: More common in hot, dry conditions. You’ll notice pale, stippled leaves or fine webbing. Use a strong spray of water or horticultural oil to control them.
- Chlorosis (yellowing leaves): Usually caused by alkaline soil. Apply an acid-based fertilizer or soil acidifier containing iron to restore healthy green foliage.
- Sooty mold: Black fungus that grows on the honeydew secreted by pests like scale and aphids. While this disease doesn't harm the plant, it's unsightly and can be dealt with by eliminating the source of the honeydew and addressing the underlying pest infestation.
- Root rot: Can occur if the soil stays soggy for long periods. Plant in well-draining soil and avoid overwatering to prevent it.
Overall, proper watering, spacing, and pruning will prevent most problems before they start. Regular inspection during the growing season helps you catch any issues early.
Yes, you can cut Eagleston Holly bushes to the ground; however, this kind of pruning should only be done to severely overgrown plants that need a growth reset.
Yes, all Eaglestons produce bright red berries in fall and winter if pollinated by a nearby male holly. The berries attract birds and add vibrant seasonal color.
Eagleston Holly roots can run around 17-25 inches deep with lots of smaller spreading roots.
Fall through spring, when the soil is warm enough for roots to establish before extreme heat.
When pruning your Eagleston Holly, always use protective gear and sharp bypass pruners or a saw to cut back all branches to about 20 inches from the main trunk or to a desired height.
Water deeply about once every 7-10 days during dry weather. Regular rainfall is usually sufficient for the rest of the year.
Yes, it’s beautiful either way. As a screen, it provides thick coverage. As a specimen, it stands tall and elegant with full foliage down to the ground.
Yes, deer typically avoid Eagleston Holly, making it a great option for rural or wooded areas.
With proper care, these trees can live 50 years or more, maintaining a lush, vigorous appearance throughout.
Avoid trimming the lower branches, ensure it gets enough sunlight all around, and prune selectively only from the interior to encourage outward growth and dense coverage.
When it comes to spacing there is no right or wrong answer. We prefer to give trees the most amount of separation possible and aesthetically this leads to a prettier looking tree at maturity because they develop naturally wider, fuller and more symmetrical canopies. As far as the tree's health is concerned it will not be affected by how closely it is planted to another tree but the shape of the canopy will become taller and thinner and begin to overlap, which will create a continuous hedge. If privacy is not of an immediate concern and we are just looking to diffuse the view then we could plant the trees where they barely touch at maturity.
For example, we could plant Eaglestons 14' apart (their mature width is 14') and at maturity their canopies would barely touch or we could space them even further apart than 14' which would leave a gap between the trees. Most of us don't have the luxury of planting trees this far apart and waiting 10-15 years for them to grow together and get privacy. For people that need more immediate privacy then the question to answer is "how long do you want to wait before you have a solid privacy screen?" Most answers that we get to this question will either be immediate or they are willing to wait between 2-4 years before they get solid coverage. Again, there is no right or wrong answer to this question and it is solely dependent upon how quickly the privacy is needed. For example, if a customer is looking for immediate coverage and they are planting Eaglestons, then we need to find out how wide the trees are that are being purchased and then plant them that far apart. If we find Eaglestons that are 3.5' wide then we would need to plant them 3.5' apart from trunk to trunk which allows for the branches to touch immediately at the time of planting. If we are looking for coverage in 3-4 years then the spacing would be dependent upon how quickly the trees grown per year in width and what size tree the customer decides to start with. Let's look at the previous example of an Eagleston that is currently 3.5' wide. We know that they grow about 1' per year in terms of width so over 3 years they will be about 6.5’ wide and therefore we would space the 6.5’ apart so that the trees would be touching in 3 years.
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| Scientific Name | Ilex × attenuata ‘Eagleston’ | Ilex × attenuata ‘Eagleston’ |
| Size at Maturity | 20' H x 14' W | 20' H x 14' W |
| Leaf Retention | Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Sizes Available | 3, 7, 15, 30, 45 gal | 7, 15, 30, 45, 65, 95 gal |
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