Buddy Hubbuch Research Forest current research nature happenings forest trees plant list bird list butterfly list Other Links holly collection Planted under the careful eye of Bernheim's first horticulturist, Buddy Hubbuch , and named in his honor in the spring of 2000, the holly collection has evolved into one of the finest in North America. At the present time, the collection contains over 700 specimens representing more than 350 individual taxa from all across the northern hemisphere. Twenty-two new varieties were added to the collection in 1999. The collection exhibits the tremendous diversity that exists within the genus Ilex . Some will grow 3 feet per year, while others only manage an inch or two.
Leaves are evergreen, deciduous, spined or smooth-edged.
Fruit on female plants ranges from white, to yellow, orange and many shades of red. There are hollies that are at home on dry sandy dunes, and others happier in low wet areas. Certainly within the hollies there is a variety for almost every garden use. The collection offers something beautiful to visit every month of the year. As with all the horticultural collections at Bernheim, the holly collection serves several purposes.