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Ilex decidua 'Finch's Golden'
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Common name:
Finch's Golden possumhaw
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
Species native to s.-c. and s.e. United States
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments:
A large deciduous female (fruiting) shrub growing 20-30' tall. Rounded drupes color yellow while leaves are still green, fully ripen in September and persisting into winter. Periodic pruning can keep the plant smaller or train as a small tree. Leaves hold on the plant to late November.
Locations
1:
HOL: BG22
(BG22)
• Accession: D1996-0507.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
HOL: BH22
(BH22)
• Accession: D1996-0576.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual