Select Ilex crenata Cultivars

Cultivar
Height
Width
Comments
Bee Hive 3 to 4 feet 3 to 5 feet Olive green leaves; dense, compact mound; male plant
Cherokee 8 to 10 feet   Small, rounded leaves; columnar habit
Chesapeake 6 to 7 feet   Upright pyramidal habit; 0.5 to 0.7" convex, lustrous dark green leaves
Compacta 4 to 6 feet 5 to 6 feet Compact, globose habit; flat, obovate, lustrous dark green leaves
Convexa 6 to 9 feet 8 to 10 feet 0.5" leaves; convex above--concave below; female plant; heavy black fruit production; spider mite-prone
Golden Gem     Golden leaves; low, spreading habit; female
Green Luster 3 to 4 feet 5 to 6 feet Round, lustrous dark green leaves; compact, somewhat flat-topped form; female plant; black fruit; moderate growth rate
Helleri 4 feet 5 feet Dwarf, compact mound; flat leaves
Hetzii 6 to 8 feet   0.5 to 1" convex, lustrous dark green leaves; female
Hoogendorn 2 to 2.5 feet 3 to 4 feet Dark green flat leaves; compact, dense habit; male plant
Howard 5 to 6 feet   Obovate-oblong dark green leaves; slightly convex; male plant
Microphylla     Upright shrub to small tree; leaves smaller than species
Piccolo     Female plant; very slow grower; good bonsai plant
Rotundifolia 8 to 12 feet   0.5 to 1" leaves; 11 to 16 teeth per margin; upright rounded form; male plant
Sky Pencil 6 to 8 feet   Lustrous dark green leaves; slender, densely branched; female plant
Soft Touch 2 to 3 feet   Lustrous dark green leaves; flexible branches; soft foliage; female plant
Steeds 6 to 8 feet 5 to 6 feet Flat, lustrous dark green leaves; upright pyramidal habit
Stokes     Compact, dense, rounded form; glossy leaves