The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Henry Clay American holly

Family: Aquifoliaceae (holly family)

Distribution: Species native to e. United States

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: An upright, broadly conical, broadleaf evergreen male tree growing 20' tall and 15' wide. The leaves are glossy dark olive green, spiny tipped along the margins. Makes a suitable pollinator. An introduction originating from Lexington, Kentucky. Use as a specimen, part of an evergreen screen or just for fruit production on other female American hollies.