Taxon

Ilex opaca 'Jersey Knight'

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Common name: Jersey Knight American holly
Family: Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution: Species native to e. United States
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: An attractive male broadleaf, conical, evergreen with dark green, glossy and spiny foliage. Average growth will produce a 30' tree in 30 years. Excellent as single specimen or as a screen. According to tests at Rutgers University, the best male American holly for pollination of American holly females.
Links: Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder

Locations

  • 1: ENT: AU07 (AU07) • Accession: D1989-0759.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: HOL: BG28 (BG28) • Accession: D1968-0962.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: HOL: BH24 (BH24) • Accession: D1998-1170.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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