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American Holly
Latin Name:
Ilex opaca
location:
eastern and southern United States
The American Holly, originally named Ilex opaca, can be found more or less around eastern and southern United States. To recognize it it is mainly an evergreen small tree, making it a unique plant! In the summer, its leafs are changing looking like alternate evergreen leaves and in the automn its foliage then is evergreen, no fall color. The American Holly (Ilex opaca) also has flowers being dioecious, with male and female plants and contains fruits that are small red fruits, borne on a stalk. An interesting thing is its bark, where we see smooth until quite old on it. A fact to point at concerning its culture is that prefers moist, acidic well-drained soil However, an inconvinient with the American Holly can be that lack of solid cold hardiness in zone 5 It can be easy to recognize a Ilex opaca with its alternate leaves. The American Holly's propagation method is uncommon since it will do it cultivars by cuttings taken in late fall
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