The Dawes Arboretum
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Taxon
Ilex opaca 'Canary'
Common name:
Canary American holly
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. United States
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A broad, cone-shaped, evergreen female tree to 20' tall and 15' wide. Young shoots are distinctly light, yellowish green (a trait that usually separates the yellow form from red-fruiting forms). Mature leaves are lustrous dark green. Yellow fruits are heavily produced and persist into winter. Needs a male pollinator for fruit set.
Links:
Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder
Locations
1:
HOL: BG24
(BG24)
• Accession: D1956-0005.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
HOL: BJ22
(BJ22)
• Accession: D1962-0095.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
HOL: BJ22
(BJ22)
• Accession: D1962-0095.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
4:
HOL: BJ22
(BJ22)
• Accession: D1962-0095.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual