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Taxon
Ilex × attenuata 'Nasa'
Common name:
Nasa Topel holly
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
hybrid: selection of Ilex cassine × I. opaca
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A small evergreen tree or large shrub with a broadly upright habit. A female selection originating in the 1970s, leaves are narrow to elliptic in shape, 1-2" long. Foliage maintains a fine glossy, olive-green color year-round. In the presence of a suitable male pollinator vivid red fruit ripens in late summer or early autumn and persists into winter.
Locations
1:
HOL: BJ21
(BJ21)
• Accession: D1998-1179.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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