Mid-Atlantic Gardening: FALL FOLIAGE AND BERRIES END OF SEASON PICS!!, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Jeff---

If I remember correctly--the huge American Holy that used to grow
in the back part of my back-yard neighbor's lawn (closer to mine)
had berries on it. It was tall and very bushy. It was, maybe, 15'
from my shed bed, which is where I found the seedling Holly I gave you.
It was wedged between the wall of the shed and a landscape tie which sits
smack against that wall. I am sure it had to struggle to even germinate

So--it grew out in a crooked shape just trying to reach some light, because
my Knockout Rose is right in front of this spot to make things worse.

The neighbors that lived there are long, long gone.
The big Holly got cut down long before the neighbors moved out.

Just telling you all this to shed light on how old this tiny seedling Holly may be.
IF the seedling is, actually, from this big, old Holly bush. Birds could have eaten
a Holly berry from anywhere--perched on the edge of my shed roof, and
"planted" the seed where it grew.
In that case--who knows where it came from--or what "gender" it is.

Here is where it grew....somewhere in the crack between the landscape tie and the shed wall.
Just went out and took this picture--As if you needed to even know all this....:o/ ????

Only time will tell---Gita