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Taxon
Ilex opaca 'American Wreath'
Common name:
American Wreath American holly
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. United States
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
Selected in 1953 by the late great plantsman, Tom Dilatusch, American Wreath American holly is a female selection bearing vivid red berries, 1/3" in diameter coloring in late September/October. The form grows typical of the species being broadly pyramidal to 30' in central Ohio.
Locations
1:
HOL: BJ30
(BJ30)
• Accession: D2002-0753.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual