Description
- Latin: Ilex verticulata
- Zones 3-9
- Purchase height: 2-3’
- Mature height: 3-12 ft
- Grows best in wet areas near swamps, ponds, and wet woods. Prefers rich, acidic soils
- Tolerates partial shade, but bears more fruit if planted in full sun
- Fruit persists throughout winter; eaten by black duck, bobwhite, mockingbird, catbird, and many others
- Only females produce fruit and must have a male nearby for pollination; male plants have flowers in clusters while female plants have single flowers, or groups of 2-3. Plants are not graded by sex prior to shipment.
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