Ilex attenuata ‘east palatka’, commonly known as the East Palatka Holly. Discovered in 1927 growing near East Palatka, Florida, this holly is one of a group of hybrids between Ilex cassine x Ilex opaca. The broad, dull green, rounded leaves have one spine at the tip and few, if any, along the blade edge. The 45 ft tall trees take on a moderately tight, pyramidal shape.

East Palatka hollies will look quite uniform, adding to the popularity of the tree among landscape architects and designers. The foliage arrangement is alternate, simple, spiny and an elliptic oval.

Source: edis.ifas.ufl.edu

Photos
UF/IFAS “East Palatka Holly” 3 photographs.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST314
November 1993