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Taxon
Ilex opaca 'Virginia Giant'
Common name:
Virginia Giant American holly
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. United States
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
This upright broadly conical evergreen tree grows 30' tall by 15' wide. Leaves are glossy dark green and spiny along the margins. Fruits ripen red in October (in the presence of a male pollinator).
Locations
1:
HOL: BH22
(BH22)
• Accession: D1998-1232.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual