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Question by Thorbjorn Y: Does anyone use yaupon holly leaves for making tea?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_drink

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilex_vomitoria

http://www.eattheweeds.com/www.EatTheWeeds.Com/EatTheWeeds.com/Entries/1944/1/17_Hollies:_Gallberry._Dahoon_&_Ilex_Vomitoria_Ad_Nauseam.html

Previously, I asked how to grow a small yaupon tree myself. No one has responded so far:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090522182028AAp3lSb&r=w

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Answer by j.srikant
YouTube – Yaupon Holly Tea

2 min 12 sec – 10 Dec 2007 –

I read that the tea made from Yaupon Holly has 20 times more caffeine than coffee. … in my yard and could clip them back and save the leaves and …
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Wilderness foods – Yaupon Holly – Survivalist Forum9 posts – 8 authors – Last post: 20 Apr 2008
The leaves can be dried and boiled into a tea – but, …. Yapon holly (Ilex vomitoria) is good for making tea (there are two ways and I …
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pencil and leaf: Leaf of the day: 50 (ish) Yaupon Holly LeavesYaupon Holly is a very nice tree. It is possible to brew the black tea, without too many horrible side effects, I am told. I have chewed a few leaves with …
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[PDF] Variation of caffeine and related alkaloids in Ilex vomitoria Ait …File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat – View as HTML
Ilex vomitoria (yaupon holly) is a suitable model for this investigation for three … making it one of over sixty higher plants that produce purine alkaloids (6) … cassina from the young leaves and shoots of I. vomitoria. The tea was …
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Ilex vomitoriaAppalachian Holly [H], Yaupon [B,P,E], Yaupon Holly [H], … The tea is stimulating and intoxicating[161]. The leaves are first steeped in cold …. joining Friends of Plants For A Future or making a donation to the project with PayPal …
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• This 14×11 Print features an image chosen by Science Photo Library. Estimated image size 355x238mm.
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14×11 Print, Snow on Winterberry. Snow on winterberry holly (Ilex verticillata) in Michigan in the winter. Chosen by Science Photo Library. High quality RA4 prints. Printed on Kodak Endura and Edge papers. Size refers to paper used. This item is shipped from our American lab.

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Ilex aquifolium: English Holly Seeds

• Packet contains 40 hand-sorted, high-quality seeds.
• Somewhat prickly leaves. Attractive during winter, with its splash of red berries.
• Thrives in zones 5 to 10 in partial shade and well-drained soil.
• These seeds are not pre-packaged – they are hand-selected after you place your order.
• Includes full germination instructions to get your seeds started.

Grows to 35 ft. Shiny, thick dark green leaves with fragrant white flowers. Produces small red berries. Commonly used as a holiday decoration. Native to Europe and northern Africa. This small ornamental tree provides interest in a winter garden.

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History of English holly (Ilex Aquifolium) in Oregon and the Northwest

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American holly, Christmas holly, Ilex opaca Ait (Technical report, wetland flora)

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Ilex montana: Mountain Holly Seeds

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• Includes full germination instructions to get your seeds started.

Grows to 40 ft. Often a 15 ft shrub, can be trained to a taller tree as well. Bright red fruits like other hollies.

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Question by Thorbjorn Y: Where can I get a yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria) sapling?
Most of the specimens I see in garden centres are small-leaf and dwarf cultivars. I’m more interested in a wild type, particularly one which will do well in conditions a little colder than in the plant’s realized niche. I’m just barely out of the range of this species. I want the plant so that I can roast the leaves and make a tea from it. Supposedly, the male plants have more caffeine than the females. At least that’s the case with a relative of yaupon, Ilex paraguariensis… otherwise known as yerba mate (shyerba matay).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilex_vomitoria

See this website for pictures.

http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/ilvo.htm

If you’re familiar with yerba mate (which grows in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil), it looks very similar. It prefers coastal woodlands, but will grow farther from inland if planted.

Best answer:

Answer by Rustskipper
Hey Thorbjorn,

You are more familiar with your requirements and the plant itself than me, so I will spare the research available. Here is one mail order nursery that has some variants of the yaupon holly. Lowes has a Dwarf variety also.

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Question by Francisco Lopez: Is the Ilex opaca (American Holly) a perennial plant?

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Answer by spiderman
Yes. All the Ilex species are perennials, usually forming shrubs or small trees.

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American holly (Ilex opaca) (American woods)

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Ilex opaca: American Holly Seeds

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• These seeds are not pre-packaged – they are hand-selected after you place your order.
• Includes full germination instructions to get your seeds started.

Grows 35 to 50ft. Pyramidal in habit. Bears 1/2-inch red berries which persist through winter. Commonly used as a decoration during the holidays. Suggested uses for this ornamental plant include as a hedge, screen, and specimen plant. Native to the eastern United States.

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Influence of Dip’n Grow on rooting of dwarf yaupon holly (Horticulture research note)

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