Rotunda' or Dwarf Chinese holly grows only to 3 to 4 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide. American hollies grow into trees to 50 feet tall. Many cultivars exist. Yellow Berry' with bright yellow berries. Cultivars with white variegated leaf margins are very distinctive.
English hollies dislike poor drainage and low temperatures.
Their growth rate is quite slow. Female plants produce small red berries in large clusters. New growth has a purplish tinge, which turns dark green. Yaupon Holly tolerates wind and hot climates better than most evergreen hollies. The dwarf form 'Compacta' grows to 4 feet, but can be sheared to make a 2-foot hedge.