Taxon

Ilex decidua 'Walton'

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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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