Ilex x meserveae
Meserve Hybrid Holly
Aquifoliaceae

Located by bus stop on N. Eagleville Rd.

  • leaves evergreen, alternate, deep green
  • leaves have prominent spines on margin
  • leaves to 2" long and half as wide
  • stems reddish-purple when young
  • fruit red, fleshy, berry-like
  • fruit only on female clones; persists in winter
  • habit multi-stemmed shrub (4'-8')
  • habit dense, often pruned to shape


View Ilex x meserveae page in the UConn Plant Database

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