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Taxon
Ilex opaca 'Cheerful'
Common name:
Cheerful American holly
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. United States
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
An upright, conically shaped, female broadleaf evergreen tree 30' tall by 10' wide with glossy green spiny leaves. Bright red berries mature in fall and persist into winter. A good-fruiting "old-time" selection introduced around 1948. Requires a male pollinator for fruit production.
Locations
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HOL: BJ25
(BJ25)
• Accession: D1968-0928.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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