reply mar 30 2015. Those look like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Osmanthus_heterophyllus3.jpg Osmanthus are in Oleaceae family, related to olives. They do better in long season latitudes than most hollies (Ilex spp) Quick image search. Seems leaf edges vary from smooth (no spine) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Osmanthus_heterophyllus1.jpg to more spines than yours show. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Osmanthus_fragrans Compare open flowers to yours when flowers do open. There’s a white-ish variegated Osmanthus. http://1f7t5d3z9d72pt5vlamu45m4x.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/plants/originals/2239.jpg AFAIK no Osmanthus get near as tall as some of those big Hollies.