30+ Yaupon Florida

They prefer wet or partially moist soil. Yaupon holly ilex vomitoria is a great native plant that can be used as a shrub or as a small specimen tree.

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Yaupon florida

Yaupon is dioecious which means that male and female flowers are born on separate plants. Male yaupon hollies do not produce berries. We grow and create organic teas and food products from the florida native yaupon holly.

We hope to change the world with native and indigenous food systems. Florida holly trees are among the most popular landscape trees for their hardiness colorful berries and go anywhere size. These fine leafed hollies are a huge favorite for south florida because they re extremely easy care and provide a distinctly formal look to the landscape.

They include east palatka nellie stevens dahoon and weeping yaupon each with its own distinctive style and beauty. Yaupon holly ilex vomitoria makes a great tea alternative and it is the only plant native to north america that contains caffeine. Now don t be scared off by the word vomitoria in its scientific name.

It will grow 15 30 feet tall and 6 20 feet wide. The red fruit provides food for wildlife in the late fall and into the winter. Its favorite habitat comprises maritime forests salt marshes and the woods and swamps of the coastal plain at elevations below 500 feet.

The leaves are alternate ovate to elliptical with a rounded apex and crenate or coarsely serrated margin 1 4 5 cm long and 1 2 cm broad glossy dark green above slightly paler below. Bryon believes that yaupon could be a profitable alternative crop for florida growers and there is certainly a lot to love about the environmental benefits of growing a native crop. Yaupon is an american grown tea rich in antioxidants and naturally caffeinated.

Treadster October 2016