Ilex aquifolium
Common name: English holly
Useful cultivars and selections: –
USDA hardiness zone: 7
Mature height and spread: 30-50 ft tall by 15-25 ft wide
Form: upright, bushy shrub that eventually becomes a tree
Water use: medium
Soil requirements: well-drained
Leaf arrangement: altenrate
Fall colour: evergreen
Flower/cone/fruit descriptions: bright red berries
Limitations: invasive species, capable of outcompeting most local species
Suitable uses: can be attractive tree, spiny hedge
ID description: pine toothed leaves on vegetative branches, smooth margined leaves on reproductive branches
