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Taxon
Ilex opaca 'North Wind'
Common name:
North Wind American holly
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. United States
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A tightly upright, broadleaf evergreen tree to 15' tall by 6' wide. A male selection valued for its attractive, glossy dark green leaves. More fine-textured than most American hollies with smaller, 3" long leaves, very spiny along the margins. A handsome compact specimen sometimes used for hedging.
Locations
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HOL: BH21
(BH21)
• Accession: D1992-0578.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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