Taxon

Ilex opaca 'Weeping Jenny'

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Common name: Weeping Jenny American holly
Family: Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution: Species native to e. United States
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: A broadly conical, broadleaf evergreen tree with a semi-pendulous habit to 15' tall. Leaves are glossy, dark green, 2-4" long, spiny along the margins. Flowers open in May as tiny, white clusters in the leaf axils. Fruits ripen to display 1/4" wide red berries in late summer that persist into winter. Requires a male pollinator to ensure fruiting.

Locations

  • 1: HOL: BK31 (BK31) • Accession: D1994-0868.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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