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Taxon
Ilex opaca 'Lacquerberry'
Common name:
Lacquerberry 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 forms a broadly conical crown to 20' tall, or more. Leaves are exceptionally dark and glossy . Larger than average berries ripen red in September and persist into winter. Requires a male pollinator for fruit production.
Locations
1:
HOL: BK31
(BK31)
• Accession: D2001-1388.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual