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Taxon
Ilex opaca 'Jersey Knight'
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
Area
Individual