Do holly trees stay green all year

Hetz's japanese holly is an evergreen shrub, but it is a broadleaved, rather than a needled, evergreen.Trees that retain green foliage for three to five years or more are spruce, fir, hemlock, and yew.Both male and female shrubs bear fragrant flowers, and the plants are dioecious, meaning the male and female reproductive parts are found on different plants.Hetz's japanese holly is commonly confused with boxwood.Notice the sharp spines on the stiff leaves.

Hetz's japanese holly is commonly confused with boxwood.Add some extra soil into the bottom of the new pot before you insert the plant.Holly leaves develop alternate on the twig and grow to about 3 1/2 to 4 inches long and 2 inches wide.First though, and before answering the question of why and how evergreen plants stay green all year long, we have to answer the question of why plants are green at all.