Taxon

Ilex opaca 'Clarendon Spreading'

 
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Ilex opaca 'Clarendon Spreading' - Clarendon Spreading American holly
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Clarendon Spreading American holly
Family: Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution: Species native to e. United States
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: An unusual form of American holly. Spreads wider than high growing into a dense, flat-topped shrub about 5' high and 15' wide. Leaves are evergreen, large-spined and medium green in color. Bears red fruit only in the presence of a male pollinator. Great used as a specimen or low hedge.
Links: Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder

Locations

  • 1: AZA: AX14 (AX14) • Accession: D1992-0669.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: HOL: BJ27 (BJ27) • Accession: D1982-0037.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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