Sizes range from 3 to 8 foot shrubs to 35 foot tall trees. Hollies grow best in any well-drained soil but some species need site with slightly more moisture. Place them in full sun to light shade. Once established hollies need little additional care and are excellent plants to attract birds to the landscape. Their main pest is scale insects, which are most severe when the plant is growing in too shaded a location with little air movement.
Some types are self-fruiting.