Scientific name: Ilex aquifolium

Common name: English holly

Family name: Aquifoliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 10-15m tall, 7-10m wide

Form: Pyramidal, upright

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained, acidic

Leaf arrangement: simple. alternate

Fall colour: none.

Flower/cone/fruit description: cyme flower; insignificant. Red drupe; persistent.

Limitations: invasive. Don’t plant

Suitable uses: hedge. Good to keep people out of places. Tough and adaptable.

Quick ID: evergreen. Shrub. Europe/Africa. Simple. Alternate. Leather texture. Ovate/elliptic.  Persistent red drupe in clusters. Prickly on some leaves and smooth on others. Green Stems. Male and female parts on different trees.

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