The Dawes Arboretum
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Taxon
Ilex opaca 'Hume's Choice'
Common name:
Hume's Choice American holly
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. United States
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
Female broadleaf evergreen selection with medium olive-green, spiny leaves. Expect 20' tall by 15' wide. In the presence of a suitable male pollinator it produces vivid red, 7/16" diameter fruit.
Locations
1:
HOL: BK31
(BK31)
• Accession: D1997-0973.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual