Taxon

Ilex × attenuata 'Nasa'

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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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