Ilex aquifolium - Common Holly

Variety overview

Specifications:

Origin:

Central Europe

Habit:

Domed large shrub or conical small tree, 2-5 (10) tall, up to 4 m wide, with sometimes twisting, unorderly twigs; twigs very overhanging at the lower section of the shrub, often lying on the groand, then sometimes taking root; vertically extended to stiffly upright at the top, slow-growing.

Flower:

Inconspicuous staminate or pistillate flowers, white, Ma..

Fruit:

Pea-size stone fruits, shiny scarlet from September into early spring; plentiful, decorative, poisonous.

Leaves:

Evergreen; oval to slenderly ovoid; shiny dark to black-green; thick and leathery; leaf margins on young or cut specimens have dense thorns; few thorns on old ones.

Roots:

Far-reaching, cordate.

Demands:

Sun to shade; only in full sun if soil is moist and humidity sufficient; for cool areas, suffers from heat and drought; favourable when protected from winter sun, east winds and extreme frost.

Soil:

On all well drained, somewhat nutritious substrates; avoid clay due to frost damage.

Note:

Responds well to cutting, possible as a hedge or can be used for topiary.

Hardiness:

Zone 7a

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