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Taxon
Ilex opaca 'Kildare'
Common name:
Kildare American holly
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. United States
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
This upright, female, broadleaf evergreen tree forms a broadly conical shape to 20' high by 15' wide. Leaves are pale to medium-green. Medium-sized, red berries ripen in fall and persist into winter. Requires a male pollinator for fruit production.
Locations
1:
HOL: BG29
(BG29)
• Accession: D1992-0698.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual