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Taxon
Ilex opaca 'Winn Nursery'
Common name:
Winn Nursery 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 to 15-20' tall. Leaves are medium to dark green, 2-4" long and spiny along the margins. Flowers open in May as tiny white clusters in the leaf axils. Fruits ripen yellow in late summer as 1/4" wide berries that persist into winter. Requires a male pollinator for fruiting.
Locations
1:
HOL: BH29
(BH29)
• Accession: D1993-0513.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual