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Ilex opaca 'Morris Arboretum'
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Common name:
Morris Arboretum 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 glossy dark green and spiny. Flowers open in May as tiny, white, stalked clusters in the leaf axils. Egg-shaped fruits ripen yellow by late summer and persist into winter. Discovered in the wilds of North Carolina circa 1920. Requires a male pollinator to ensure fruiting.
Locations
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HOL: BG29
(BG29)
• Accession: D1993-0512.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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