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Taxon
Ilex opaca 'Little's Scarlet'
Common name:
Little's Scarlet American holly
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. United States
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A female broadleaf evergreen selection with green spiny leaves, dense habit and yellow-brown twigs. In the presence of a suitable male pollinator it produces vivid red, d" diameter fruit that persists into winter.
Locations
1:
HOL: BL31
(BL31)
• Accession: D1997-0867.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual