Scientific Name
Ilex decidua

Common Name
Possum haw

Hardiness Zones: 5-8
Habit: Deciduous
Exposure: Sun to partial shade; moist to dry soil
Height: 20 to 30'
Flower/Fruit: Small white flowers in spring; bright red-orange berries on female plants
Comments: Best berry production in full sun; usually multitrunked attracts birds
Cultivars: Pendula (weeping); Council Fire (6');
Warren's Red (heavy fruit; dark green leaves); Pocahontas
 

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