Ilex vomitoria -- HELP!

[Melospiza]

Unfortunately not so common here. It was a new species for me, and I found it by chance at a nursery 3 hours away. Mine has lost its last old leaf, but still has buds swelling on a few green twigs. I haven't given up hope yet. I suppose I can hold on as long as the tree can.

I thought you were visiting somewhere in the southeast, and assumed you could visit a nursery there. I've brought store-bought plants with me pretty easily on trips.

 

[BonsaiManic]

I hope to visit my brother in JAX, but that's not for at least a year. If this one doesn't survive, I'll be plenty disappointed, but I have other species to take out my frustration on!