Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Winterberry questions and answers..., 1 by ViburnumValley

ViburnumValley wrote:
HG:

I was just in your neck (or at least elbow) of the woods on the first weekend of November, for the fall meeting of the Great Rivers Chapter of Holly Society of America. Terre Haute IN hosted the group, and it was a fine opportunity to see the length and breadth of holly cultivation in western IN. The collection at Deming Park in Terre Haute was started in 1992 (I fondly remember that) and it is growing in nicely with a wide range of evergreen and deciduous species and clones represented - many winterberries performing well. That's just a pleasant hour and a half drive from you.

http://www.demingparkhollyarboretum.com/

There are certainly more places to visit that this. I'd suggest perusing the HSA website:

http://www.hollysocam.org/

where there is a pretty comprehensive listing of holly collections:

http://www.hollysocam.org/arboreta.htm

Anyone even remotely interested in hollies that lives in MO, IL, IN, KY, OH, and even parts of TN and WV, ought to join this stellar group. It is incredibly inexpensive to be a Great Rivers Chapter member, and not that much to be a national HSA member given the value provided. The Great Rivers Chapter meets spring and fall, and has rotating meeting sites around the region (this year was Louisville in spring 2009 and Terre Haute fall 2009).

The national HSA annual meeting is every fall; 2010 brings the group to Knoxville TN. Gear up!

Here's a group shot, obstructed by a fat fructiferous Ilex verticillata 'Hoogendorn'...