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Ilex opaca 'Fire Chief'
Common name:
Fire Chief American holly
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. United States
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A male broadleaf evergreen tree growing 30' tall by 15' wide in about 30 years in central Ohio. Alternate leaves, 2-4" long and tiny, staminate flowers clustered in the leaf axils (May). Will successfully pollinate any of the female American holly types.
Locations
1:
HOL: BG22
(BG22)
• Accession: D1961-0075.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
HOL: BJ31
(BJ31)
• Accession: D1999-1844.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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