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Taxon
Ilex decidua 'Walton'
Common name:
Walton possumhaw
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
Species native to s.-c. and s.e. United States
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments:
A large deciduous shrub that may be trained to look like a small tree and should mature around 15' tall by 8-10' wide. Simple, alternate, glossy dark green leaves are disease-free and turn a rather unexciting yellow in the fall. Fruits (produced in the presence of a suitable male pollinator) persist well into winter and early spring.
Locations
1:
HOL: BK26
(BK26)
• Accession: D1998-1165.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
HOL: BK26
(BK26)
• Accession: D1998-1165.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
HOL: BK26
(BK26)
• Accession: D1998-1165.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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