I left the bark on while drying, and sealed the ends. No different from any other wood and it was fine. Plain old American Holly. I layed out of work ( cough, cough) to get a few more things done today, so I may start on the takedown sometime today.
Cowboy, some of the Holly around here can reach 1 foot or bigger diameter. There is a huge one at Nuggets house that he had a tree stand in. That must have been some prickly cover.