Rogers Trees and Shrubs - Ilex opaca Tree


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Ilex opaca. Click a photo to enlarge it. back to list

synonyms: American Holly

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tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs

foliage: Evergreen

size: Smaller garden trees (up to 10m)

leaf type: Simple leaves

types of fruit: Trees and shrubs with decorative fruit or berries

flowering period: Summer

leaf colour: Leaves green

plants for a purpose: Plants for hedging, Shade Tolerant Plants

growing conditions: Frost tolerant plants USDA zone 7 to -10°F or -22°C

Ilex opaca Ait. American Holly
Evergreen tree, native to central and eastern United States, where many cultivated varieties and hybrids have been produced. Wood has similar uses to the European Common Holly and berry-bearing branches are also used in
N. America for Christmas decoration. Height to 12-15m (40-50ft) in the wild. Flowers open in June, males and females on separate trees. Berries are about 0.6cm (Ľin) across, ripen in November and persist on the tree through winter. Leaves dull with sharp spines, though leaves in upper parts of old trees may have entire margins. Z5.

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