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Taxon
Ilex × attenuata 'Howard'
Common name:
Howard Topel holly
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
hybrid: selection of Ilex cassine × I. opaca
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A vigorous, densely branched broadleaf evergreen tree or large shrub with a compact, columnar habit to 12' tall. This selection has excellent dark olive green leaves, 1-2" long with spiny margins. Abundant vivid red fruits ripen in late summer or early autumn and persist into winter. Requires a male pollinator to ensure fruit production. Reputed to be harder than most Foster hollies.
Locations
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HOL: BH21
(BH21)
• Accession: D2001-0003.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual