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I'd like it to grow it about 4 feet from the house and have something that will keep leaves over the winter, look nice, and be able to grow with a few feet of added soil, but ultimately it will be growing down into clay-ish substrate underneath. Full sun. Will water, but drought tolerance is good here in Texas. I've spent so much time googling and looking at garden centers and getting more confused. TIA.
Yaupon holly might be your best bet? Slow grower, but not super picky about soil or drainage.
Yaupon holly gets my vote too! Native, not too picky about soil, and does well in sun or part sun. The female variety has red berries that birds love, so it also provides food to wildlife!
I’m looking for an evergreen that only gets 6 to 8 feet tall and I’m willing to trim if needed. The area I’d plant them in gets sun until about 1 pm. I live near Atlanta