We have these gorgeous trees at the hospital where I work, and I would like your help identifying them. I think they look like some sort of holly tree. Do any of you know which type this is? Thank you so much!

Probably a holly (ilex spp.) but I can't tell which one.

The leaf sure does resemble this trademarked Red Holly, Ilex 'Oak Leaf' in our database:

Peggy8b said:The leaf sure does resemble this trademarked Red Holly, Ilex 'Oak Leaf' in our database:

• Red Holly (Ilex Oak Leaf™)
• Uploaded by jathton

Wow, you're right!! Looks identical! THANK YOU!!!

My pleasure. Just searched the database Ilex entries.

@ViburnumValley

I think I agree with Peggy8b regarding which Holly...

To which I'll add: there are a group of selections (5, I think) which comprise the Red Holly series of Holly hybrids, which are selected seedlings from fruit from Ilex x 'Mary Nell'. 'Oakleaf' is but one. A review of garden centers and nurseries in your area of Texas might reveal which ones are commonly grown/sold. 'Festive', 'Robin Red', 'Little Red', and 'Patriot' are other members of this series of hybrids.

We don't grow a lot of Hollies here on the West Coast, but we do grow many of the Osmanthus species. O. heterophyllus looks very similar...

Henhouse said:We don't grow a lot of Hollies here on the West Coast, but we do grow many of the Osmanthus species. O. heterophyllus looks very similar...

• False Holly (Osmanthus heterophyllus)
• Uploaded by Joy

Osmanthus heterophyllus leaves may look similar.
However Osmanthus leaves are opposite.see my pic 1 - 3
While Ilex...common name Holly are alternate..see my pics 4 -5

Leaves in first post are alternate...therefore it is Ilex sp.

Thanks Silversurfer.. Of course you're right.. I got lazy and didn't check close ups of my osmanthus pictures...
What is that exquisitely variegated Ilex in your 4th picture?

Henhouse said:Thanks Silversurfer.. Of course you're right.. I got lazy and didn't check close ups of my osmanthus pictures...
What is that exquisitely variegated Ilex in your 4th picture?

Thank you for the kind comments re pic 4.
I am rather fond of hollies.
I believe that it is Ilex x altaclerensis lawsoniana