Ilex 'JC Van Tol'If you are looking for an eye catching focal point in a garden, Holly always makes a great choice. It is easy to maintain and can be grown into a tree or trimmed back as a smaller shrub. The Ilex aquifolium J. C. van Tol offers spineless, glossy dark green foliage on dark purple stems, an imposing colour scheme that will delight the eye. It is a female plant, but unlike other female Hollies, it is self pollinating and will burst with bright red