| Landscape Remarks |
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|---|---|
| Ilex x altenuata 'Fosteri' FOSTERI HOLLY |
Cross between I. cassine x opaca. Favorite upright, small tree form, good fruit production. Popular as foundation planting on corners of structures. |
| Ilex aquifolilum ENGLISH HOLLY |
Lustrous, dark green, spiny leaf. Many cultivars available. |
| Ilex cassine DAHOON HOLLY |
Excellent tree form, hardy Zone 9, red berries. Good for eastern North Carolina landscapes. |
| Ilex cornuta CHINESE HOLLY |
Hardy to Zone 7. Typically reaches 9-12' in height, medium to coarse texture. Favorite cultivars include: 'Burfordii' -heavy fruit crop, can get very large. 'Dwarf Burfordii' -5-6', does not fruit as heavily as 'Burfordii'. 'Carissa' -dense, dwarf, 3-4' high. 'Rotunda' -compact, dense, spiny leaves; to 5' if not maintained. |
| Ilex crenata JAPANESE HOLLY | Hardy to Zone 6, can reach 9-12' in height, medium to fine texture (smaller leaves than cornuta). Dense, multistem evergreen shrub. Favorite cultivars include: 'Compacta' -globose fom requires little pruning, to 6'. 'Convexa' -very hardy, dense, can grow to 9'. 'Green Luster' -dark green, lustrous foliage. 'Helleri' -low spreading, 3' height x 5' width. 'Hetzi' -more compact than 'Convexa'. 'Kingsville Green Cushion' -very low-spreading form. 'Microphylla' -hardy Zone 5 very small leaves. 'Rependens' -small, narrow leaves; maintained at 3' easily. 'Rotundifolia' -rounded form, easily reaches 8-12'. 'Stokes' -not as hardy as 'Helleri' but remains compact. |
| Ilex decidua POSSUM HAW HOLLY | Deciduous large shrub (30') with crenately-toothed leaves. Fruits bright red or orange and very showy in fall and winter. |
| Ilex glabra INKBERRY | Grows 6-8' tall, rounded form, hardy all across North Carolina Slow growth rate, black berries produced, showy in fall. |
| Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' | Upright, pyramidal, dense small tree form. Hybrid between L. aquifolium x L. cornuta. Hardy to Zone 6. |
| Ilex opaca AMERICAN HOLLY |
Grows 50-60' tall, medium to coarse texture. Females fruit heavily in fall, needs 1 male for every 2-3 females; pyramidal form. Many cultivars available. Pyramidal, upright habit. 9-12' tall, hardy to Zone 6. |
| Ilex 'pernyi' PERNY HOLLY |
Pyramidal, upright habit. 9-12' tall, hardy to Zone 6. |
| Ilex verticullata SPARKLEBERRY |
Deciduous shrub; withstands wet conditions, active to swampy areas fruit; very showy in fall and winter. Several cultivars available. |
| Ilex vomitoria YAUPON |
Hardy to Zone 7. Native to coastal areas; tree form reaches 15-20'. Translucent berries, gray bark. |
| Ilex vomitoria 'Nana' DWARF YAUPON |
Low growing shrub form; very dense, branching habit. |
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