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Ilex opaca 'Weeping Jenny'
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
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HOL: BK31
(BK31)
• Accession: D1994-0868.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual