The Original Holly
As a gesture of generosity, holly from this shrub was shipped to Sir John A. MacDonald, Canada's then Prime Minister. Restoring this and other shrubs at Point Ellice was an enormous challenge. This holly had to be pruned three times over five years before it was fully restored.
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