Taxon

Ilex opaca 'Arlene Leach'

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Common name: Arlene Leach American holly
Family: Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution: Species native to e. United States
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: An Orlando Pride selection, meaning it is a very hardy type withstanding -30º F. A female evergreen with large, dark olive green, wavy leaves, free of leaf spot. Produces deep reddish orange, globose fruit, 5/16" in diameter, in the presence of a male pollinator. A heavy annual bearer, it grows narrowly compact and conical.

Locations

  • 1: HOL: BK32 (BK32) • Accession: D1993-0664.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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