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Taxon
Ilex opaca 'Little's Ruby Fire'
Common name:
Little's Ruby Fire American holly
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. United States
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A broadleaf, female evergreen selection with semi-glossy, light green, spiny and flat. Expect 25-30' tall and 15' wide. Reported as wide-branching and columnar. In the presence of a suitable male pollinator, the fruit becomes very glossy ruby red.
Locations
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HOL: BL31
(BL31)
• Accession: D1997-0854.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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