(Rhett Butler Winterberry, Winterberry)

A deciduous holly from eastern North America, winterberry is an unsurpassed shrub for the winter landscape. The male cultivar 'Rhett Butler' makes an excellent pollen source for mid-season to later-blooming female winterberry cultivars. It, appropriately, is the perfectly-timed pollinator for the female cultivar 'Scarlett O'Hara'. Both 'Rhett Butler' and 'Scarlett O'Hara' originated as seedlings selected and named by Bill Frederick of Mill Creek Nurseries in Hockessin, Delaware. An upright, rounded,...

(Scarlett O'Hara Winterberry, Winterberry)

Winning The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Gold Medal Plant Award in 1996, selection 'Scarlett O'Hara' bears a heavy crop of clear, bright red berries from fall into mid- or late winter. It is one of many outstanding selections of winterberry, a large densely branched deciduous holly from eastern North America. 'Scarlett O'Hara' grows slowly into a large, upright, dome-shaped shrub with rather wide-spreading branches. Both 'Rhett Butler' and 'Scarlett O'Hara' originated as seedlings selected...

(Shortcake Winterberry, Winterberry)

From fall to midwinter, the dwarf winterberry ‘Shortcake’ displays abundant bright red berries that line its bare branches. It is a densely-branched, rounded deciduous shrub that originates from southeastern North America. This cultivar, along with 'Red Sprite', are the best small-sized shrubs for the winter landscape.

In spring, winterberry displays simple foliage that is medium to dark green. The leaves appear only a couple of weeks before its fragrant small white flowers bloom. Like most...

(Southern Gentlemen Winterberry, Winterberry)

Eastern North America's prized deciduous holly, winterberry is an unsurpassed shrub for winter landscape color and interest. The male cultivar 'Southern Gentlemen' makes an excellent pollenizer for female winterberry cultivars that share its later spring flowering period. A rounded, densely branched shrub, it bears numerous small white male flowers on new growth in late spring, about two weeks after the toothed, oval, dark green leaves emerge.

Plant 'Southern Gentlemen' in full sun and moist,...

(Berry Heavy® Winterberry, Winterberry)

There is no better shrub for the winter landscape than winterberry. Berry Heavy® is a new, prolifically fruiting selection of this medium-sized deciduous holly from eastern North America. A relatively early-blooming cultivar, it bears numerous small white female flowers on new growth in late spring, about two weeks after the toothed, oval, dark green leaves emerge. If an early-flowering male winterberry (such as 'Jim Dandy') is nearby, masses of round pea-sized fruits follow the flowers, ripening...

(Berry Nice® Winterberry, Winterberry)

There is no better shrub for the winter landscape than winterberry. Berry Nice® is a new, prolifically fruiting selection of this medium-sized deciduous holly from eastern North America. A relatively early-blooming cultivar, it bears numerous small white female flowers on new growth in late spring, about two weeks after the toothed, oval, dark green leaves emerge. If an early-flowering male winterberry (such as 'Jim Dandy') is nearby, masses of round pea-sized fruits follow the flowers, ripening...

(Sunsplash Winterberry, Winterberry)

Rarely is a winterberry holly considered beautifully ornate outside of fall and winter. The Sunsplash winterberry not only produces orange-red fruits, but cloaks its branches in spring and summer with green and yellow foliage. Winterberry is native to the eastern United States and extreme southeastern Canada, and cultivar 'Sunsplash' was selected by John Dancher in southern New England. This cultivar grows slowly with an oval to dome-like canopy becoming a small to medium shrub. In a marshy environment,...

(Tiasquam Winterberry, Winterberry)

Very plump, bright scarlet berries grace the branches of the Tiasquam winterberry as early as late summer and lasting into midwinter. Winterberry is native to the eastern United States and extreme southeastern Canada, and cultivar 'Tiasquam' originated at the Polly Hill Arboretum on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. This cultivar grows slowly with a fat, rounded silhouette becoming a medium shrub. In a marshy environment, a dense thicket may develop over time.

This shrub bears numerous small...

(Winter Gold Winterberry, Winterberry)

A holly of a different color, 'Winter Gold' lights up the winter landscape with masses of sunny berries. It is one of many outstanding selections of winterberry, a large densely branched deciduous holly from eastern North America.

A relatively late-blooming cultivar, 'Winter Gold' bears numerous small white female flowers on new growth in late spring, a few weeks after the toothed, oval, dark green leaves emerge. If a late-flowering male winterberry (such as 'Southern Gentleman') is nearby,...

(Winter Red Winterberry, Winterberry)

Prized for its showy fruit, 'Winter Red' lights up the winter landscape with masses of bright berries. It is one of many outstanding selections of winterberry, a large densely branched deciduous holly from eastern North America.

A relatively late-blooming cultivar, 'Winter Red' bears numerous small white female flowers on new growth in late spring, a few weeks after the toothed, oval, dark green leaves emerge. If a late-flowering male winterberry (such as 'Southern Gentleman') is nearby, masses...