Holly

Holly

Type	Forage
Location	Foraging
Season	Winter
Sell Price	80g
Energy	37
Health	0

Holly is a festive green plant that grows wild in Winter. It looks cheerful, but it is one of the least useful forage items in the game. Eating it drains energy instead of restoring it, and most villagers hate it as a gift. Its value lies almost entirely in the shipping bin, where it fetches a fair price. Remixed bundles use it, and three villagers like it, but most farmers simply sell it.

The in-game description reads: The leaves and bright red berries make a popular winter decoration.

Location

Holly spawns as Winter forage across the valley. Pelican Town, Cindersap Forest, the Mountain, the Bus Stop and the Backwoods can all produce it. It also grows in the Secret Woods in Winter.

It appears at random spots alongside the other Winter forage, such as the Crocus and the Crystal Fruit. A daily walk through town in Winter usually turns up a sprig or two.

Prices

Holly sells for a fair amount for Winter forage, and higher quality raises the price. With the Botanist profession, every sprig is picked at the highest quality. For most farmers, selling it is the main thing to do with Holly. Among the Winter forage items, only the Crystal Fruit and the Snow Yam are worth more.

Uses

When the Remixed Bundles option is on, Holly can appear as an option in the Winter Foraging Bundle. A remixed Bulletin Board bundle can also ask for a few sprigs. Keep a small stack until the bundles are known, then sell the rest.

In tailoring, Holly in the Sewing Machine makes the Fancy Red Blouse. Placed in the red pot at Emily and Haley's house, Holly counts as a dye.

Eating Holly is a mistake. It costs energy rather than restoring it, and higher quality makes the loss larger.

Gifts

Harvey, Leah and Linus like Holly.

Caroline, the Dwarf, Elliott, Haley, Jas, Jodi, Krobus, Pierre, Sam, Sebastian, Shane, Vincent, Willy and the Wizard dislike it.

Abigail, Alex, Clint, Demetrius, Emily, Evelyn, George, Gus, Kent, Leo, Lewis, Marnie, Maru, Pam, Penny, Robin and Sandy hate it.

Only give Holly to Harvey, Leah or Linus. For most other villagers, a Crocus from the same Winter walk makes a far better present.

Notes

Holly is one of the worst items to add to the soup at the Luau. The Governor finds it vile, and every villager loses a large amount of friendship with the farmer.

Since it cannot be eaten or gifted safely, there is little reason to keep Holly in a chest. Ship it on the day it is picked, unless the Remixed Bundles still need some.

All Foraging

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name	Season	Price
Blackberry	Fall	-
Cave Carrot	All	25g
Chanterelle	Fall	160g
Coconut	All	100g
Common Mushroom	Spring (Secret Woods); Summer (Forest Farm); Fall (Stardew Valley; Secret Woods; Forest Farm); All (Dangerous Mines; Ginger Island mushroom cave)	40g
Coral	All	80g
Crocus	Winter	-
Crystal Fruit	Winter	150g
Daffodil	Spring	30g
Dandelion	Spring	40g
Fiddlehead Fern	Summer; All on Ginger Island Jungle, Skull Cavern and Dangerous Mines	-
Ginger	All	60g
Grass	Spring; Summer; Fall	-
Hazelnut	Fall	90g
Holly	Winter	80g
Leek	Spring	60g
Magma Cap	-	400g
Morel	Spring	150g
Nautilus Shell	All (Beach Farm; Dangerous Mines); Winter (The Beach)	120g
Purple Mushroom	All	250g
Rainbow Shell	All (Beach Farm; Dangerous Mines); Summer (The Beach)	300g
Red Mushroom	Summer (Secret Woods); Fall (Secret Woods; Forest Farm); All (other)	75g
Salmonberry	15-18 Spring (bushes); All (the Farm Cave)	-
Sap	-	2g
Sea Urchin	All	160g
Seaweed	All	20g
Snow Yam	Winter	100g
Spice Berry	Summer; All (The Farm Cave)	80g
Spring Onion	Spring	-
Sweet Pea	Summer	-
Truffle	Spring; Summer; Fall	625g
Weeds	Spring; Summer; Fall	-
Wild Horseradish	Spring	50g
Wild Plum	Fall	80g
Winter Root	Winter	70g