Scientific Name
Ilex opaca

Common Name
American holly

Hardiness Zones: 6-9
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Habit: Evergreen
Exposure: Sun to partial shade; moist to dry soil
Height: Up to 60'
Flower/Fruit: Red berries on female plants
Comments: Berries attracts birds; light gray bark; pyramidal shape; dark green, spiny, leathery leaves; single or multitrunked; larval food for Henry's elfin butterfly
Cultivars: Over 1,000 cultivars; Greenleaf (rapid); Fallow (yellow berries); William Hawkins (narrow leaves)
 

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