20 TEN OAKS NURSERY AND GARDENS.) ClAgksvitle Md, 
Holly of any size should be planted in the dormant 
season or soon after the buds start in the spring. 
Smaller sizes out of pots or cans can be planted at 
almost any time. They must be planted in well drained 
soil that stays damp though I have seen Opaca in a 
marsh. I would not advise it. 
Here is our method of planting and caring for Holly, 
no matter what the variety may be. Dig or unpack 
plants carefully, handle by the ball not the top and 
soak the ball in water until bubbles stop rising to the 
surface. Set in the shade to drain off. Dig hole twice as 
deep and twice as wide as the ball of the plant. Haul 
away all the soil that was in the hole and fill with a 
mixture one third sand, one third leaf mold and one 
third topsoil and add about 3 hands (according to size 
of tree) of organic fertilizer like cottonseed meal, tank- 
age, meatmeal, etc. Tamp well and water. Mulch with 
3-4 inches of peat moss or leaf mold. Protect small 
plants from sun and wind for the first season. Fertilize 
every year and water well in dry seasons as it will pay 
off. Prune once a year about Christmas to keep plant 
dense and compact, then you will not have snow dam- 
age. Hollies can be used successfully in planting roads 
and driveways, foundation plantings, hedges, wind- 
breaks and low edgings according to variety for they 
will stand continued pruning and will tolerate much 
shade as well as full sun. Holly is a very valuable 
honey producer. Plant an orchard for your retirement 
income. Sell cut holly at Christmas and honey for 
summer and fall sales. We do not sell bees or hives. 
AMERICAN HOLLY 
ILEX OPACA 
Our native holly is found from Texas thru Massachu- 
setts and west to Missouri. Many varieties found have 
been named from good selections discovered by men 
interested in bringing to the fore one of our most 
prized broadleafed evergreens in all its different 
forms and variations. Following, you will find listed a 
few that have been quite successful here at Ten Oaks 
under trials run by us from 5 to 15 years. 
Clark (White) Curved leaf blades. Medium thick, 
stiff green shining above, lighter beneath, Spines 
short. Fruit produced singly, bright red. Compact 
grower and a good hedge variety. Female. Discovered 
in N. J. 
BL 6 3 inch pot size 1.00 
15-18 inch Height 3.00 
24-30 inch Height 3.50 
Delia Bradley (Hohman) Leaf blades stiff, curved, 
keeled, Midrib depressed above, dark green, spines 
Sizes available under each description 
| Shae 
regularly spaced. Fruit 1, 2, or 3 on a peduncle, dark 
glossy red and abundant. Early bearer. Female. Dis- 
covered in Md. 
BL 6 3 inch pot size 1.00 
BL 15 6-10 inch Height 2.00 
12-15 inch Height 3.00 
18-24 inch Height 4.00 
BL 40 24-30 inch Height 5.50 
30-36 inch Height 7.00 
Dorsey (Adams) Leaf blades stiff, spines prominent. 
Fruit large, round and dark red. Early bearer. 
Mother tree found on old Dorsey Farm in Howard 
County, Md. Grows out in the open on a cold hill 
where it has never been damaged by cold or winds 
in its estimated 75 years of age. The trunk is 12 
inches in diameter, height 30 feet, width 18 feet and 
a single straight stem tree with very straight upright 
growth. The leaves are unusually dark for an Amer- 
ican Holly with 6 to 8 serations that are quite dis- 
tinct. Berries good dark red before Christmas, three 
eighths inch in diameter. This holly has never been 
known to skip a heavy crop of these dark red berries 
as it blooms after the spring frosts. One of the most 
outstanding qualities of Dorsey is its heavy bearing 
habit regularly on almost every lateral 25 to 30 
berries in a group. It berries early in life having a 
few berries 3-4 years from cuttings. We have been 
growing it for five years now and become more en- 
thused with it each year—Ist private use for a beau- 
tiful broadleaf plant all the year; 2nd,, commercial 
value is very high for any holly orchard, being the 
heaviest bearing selection I have ever seen, which 
means its weight per crate will be high in compar- 
ison to the average Holly sold. Color of both berry 
and leaf is acceptable to the public and large trees 
will produce sprays 18 to 24 inches long in quantity. 
See picture of original tree now on our Nursery 
property. Page 19. 
BL 6 3 inch pot size 1.00 
12-15 inch Height 3.00 
18-24 inch Height 4.00 
24-30 inch Height 5.50 
30-36 inch Height 7.00 
BL 40 
East Palatka (Hume) Tree upright, conical, leaf blades 
medium midrib depressed above, glossy dark green, 
obovate small. A single apical spine, purple twigs. 
Fruit dark, glossy red, very heavy fruiter, as leaves 
are small, fruit shows to advantage. Highly recom- 
mended for Holly orchards. Found in Florida, but 
found quite hardy here. Female. 
BL6 3 inch pot size 1.00 
6-10 inch Height 2.00 
Protect small plants in Winter. 
