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Taxon
Ilex opaca 'Kentucky Smoothleaf'
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
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HOL: BG28
(BG28)
• Accession: D1993-0505.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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