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Taxon
Ilex crenata 'Stokes'
Common name:
Stokes Japanese holly
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
Species native to n.e. Asia
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 6
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Plant Patent Info.:
PP887; 25 October, 1949
Comments:
A dense, mounded male selection reaching 5' tall and wide after several years. Leaves are dark green, persistent. Has tiny white flowers and small black fruit. Will successfully pollinate any of the female American holly types. Forms an excellent specimen but may suffer occasional winter injury.
Links:
US Patent and Trademark Office- Patent No. Search
Locations
1:
HOL: BG21
(BG21)
• Accession: D1971-0155.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual