Ilex pedunculosa is a spineless holly.

Ilex vomitoria
Ilex verticillata
Ilex decidua
Ilex cassine
Ilex glabra

And a few other species that are not talked about much.

All hollies fruit, but be sure to get a female to get fruit (and ensure there is a male nearby to help her out).

This post was edited by esh_ga on Mon, Jun 10, 13 at 16:24

also ilex crenata

ilex 'Sceptre' is very pretty for a holly. Highclere hollies have varying degrees of spine-iness and there are several cultivars of English that are practically spine free, but may not be very hardy. I think the hardiest one like that is male and has no berries - I've seen it planted at Newport RI. Interestingly some of them show pleiomorphism in response to environment conditions, and become more spiny if they are under stress. I haven't seen that on 'Sceptre' though.

Not to putdown the species listed, but some would say Ilex vomitoria is an acquired taste until they are mature. The ones I list look more like a "archetypal holly without spines".

Next time you find yourself in Baltimore head up to McLean Nurseries. You can see and -buy- more hollies in one place than you can almost anywhere else in the world.

There are many hollies with entire margins. But what size and form are you looking for? Small shrubs? Small tree? Large tree?

For small to medium conical trees, look into 'Cherry Bomb', 'Scepter', 'Virginia', 'Winter Bounty'.

Also, there are a few nearly spineless x attenuata (cassine) hybrids, but they are very rare, such as Hume 2. 'East Palatka' is also minimally spined.

There are many aquifolium hybrids with minimal spines - at most one on the tip.

Ilex x wandoensis is nice. Spininess varies, but it's fairly friendly. Any of the x altaclerensis hollies are good.

If you haven't been to the National Arboretum, Holly collection or Asian Valley, it's a must-see.

Some in the Blue Holly group such as 'Blue Maid' have very minor spines, and don't really feel spiny to me.

Others have mentioned vomitoria, cassine, crenata, glabra, pedunculosa, purpurea, integra.

I have about 15 varieties in my yard! Love hollies.

Ditto on visiting McLean Nurseries NE of Baltimore. Just tell them what you are looking for! They have rare cultivars you will not find anywhere else.