One of them is inkberry (Ilex glabra), another deciduous native holly.

They have attractive foliage and showy berries (although, in the case of deciduous hollies, not at the same time), and they look beautiful in the winter.

(The deciduous native holly, Ilex glabra, is said to be deerproof.)

This is one of the deciduous hollies, that is, the leaves drop at the end of the growing season.

Sparkleberry is another good deciduous holly, reaching the height of a small tree, with branches loaded with fiery red berries.

"The first years we had to do a lot of plant evangelizing, telling people, 'Yes, there really are deciduous hollies,' " he added.

Now people come to us and say, 'I heard you have deciduous hollies.

This deciduous American holly might better be called untilberry: you get to look at its beautiful fruit until the birds get to it.

For dramatic winter beauty, nothing could be better than the deciduous native holly, winterberry.

Larvae of this species feed on pawpaw, as well as deciduous hollies such as inkberry and winterberry.