Taxon

Ilex opaca 'Kentucky Smoothleaf'

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Common name: Kentucky Smoothleaf American holly
Family: Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution: Species native to e. United States
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: This vigorous-growing, upright, female broadleaf evergreen tree grows 40' high by 15' wide. Leaves are glossy, medium green. Berries ripen red in autumn and persist into winter. Requires a male pollinator for fruit production. This is a southern form of the species and may be tender in central Ohio.

Locations

  • 1: HOL: BG28 (BG28) • Accession: D1993-0505.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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