American Holly
Used to decorate many a home in winter, these are perhaps the most popular of all ornamental berry plants. Their showy berries often last for several months and attract birds.
( American Holly )
Large, evergreen tree that grows quickly and naturally assumes an attractive conical shape. Glossy green 2 inch to 4 inch foliage, finely-toothed or smooth-edged, and red berries at a young age are features of this selection.
American Holly (Ilex opaca): American holly is the traditional Christmas holly with large, spiny green leaves and bright red berries. American hollies grow into trees to 50 feet tall. Many cultivars exist. Among the best known are: ...
American holly Aquifoliaceae Ilex opaca Aiton symbol: ILOP
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American holly decorates a United States postage stamp.
Culture
American holly does best in acidic, well-drained soils with plenty of organic matter. It needs no pruning and is pest-free except for occasional leaf miners which do little harm.
American Holly We give this site "two sprigs up!" It has everything from history to growing.
Other : ...
American Holly (Ilex opaca)
Azaleas
Blue Hollies (Ilex meservae)
Boxwood (Buxus species)
Euonymus
False Holly (Osmanthus)
Forsythia
Leatherleaf Viburnum (Viburnum rhytidaphylum)
Rhododendron hybrids ...
Ilex opaca
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Hardiness Zones:
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COMMON: American Holly
LEAVES: Evergreen, alternate, simple, 1 1/2" to 3 1/2" long, half as wide, spiny teeth, dark green above, yellowish green on underside
SIZE: 40 to 50' tall
HARDINESS: Zone 5 to 9
HABIT: Upright, pyramidal ...
The American holly (I. opaca), native to the E United States, is very similar; both are so popular for their decorative spiny leaves and red berries that they are becoming scarce.
American Holly (Ilex opaca)
Cranberry Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster apiculatus)
Foster Holly (Ilex x attenuata 'Fosteri')
Nellie Stevens Holly (Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens')
* Amur Privet (Ligustrum amurense)
* Japanese Privet (Ligustrum japonicum) ...
East Palatka is a tree which grows to 35 feet tall, about half the height of the American holly but larger than the Dahoon holly. Its leaves are thinner and usually have only one spine at the tip instead of the seven to ten found for American holly.
Stop 11 (AH) - American Holly
Stop 12 (TC) - Tea Crabapple
Stop 13 (CH) - Cockspur Hawthorn
Stop 14 (HL) - Honeylocust
Stop 15 (JP) - Japanese Pagodatree
Stop 16 (CS) - Colorado Spruce
Stop 17 (SM) - Sugar Maple
Stop 18 (SC) - Sargent Cherry ...
The East Palatka Holly is a cultivar of Ilex x attenuata which is a cross between Ilex cassine (Dahoon Holly) and Ilex opaca (American Holly). East Palatka is female and produces dark red berries.
Repand with spiny teeth: American Holly
Coarsely-toothed, twigs bearing thorns: Black locust
Of quivering habit, petioles compressed: Poplar
Long, slender, finely serrate: Willow
Coarsely crenately-toothed: Chestnut oak ...
Ilex opaca: American holly - Grows to 50 ft. with 3 inch, dull green leaves. The fruits may be red, oragne or yellow. Hardy in zones 6-9.
Ilex pernyi: Perny holly - A red-fruited evergreen, with yellow flowers. Hardy to zone 6.
A few examples include serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea), redbud (Cercis canadensis), flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), river birch (Betula nigra), fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus), American holly (Ilex opaca), ...
read more Q: I am looking for an evergreen tree for my backyard as winter refuge for the birds. read more Q: I believe I have an American Holly growing in my yard. read more Q: How do you tell if a holly tree is a male or female when its young.
With something like 400 species of Ilex in the world, plus hundreds of cultivars, so I'm only almost certain this one's the English Holly I. aquifolium which has ever such brighter berries than the American Holly I. opaca.
 See also: Holly, Green, Ilex, Ilex opaca, Evergreen
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