Ilex opaca
American Holly
Aquifoliaceae

Located near bus stop on N. Eagleville Rd.

  • leaves evergreen, alternate, olive green or yellowish
  • leaves 1.5" - 3.5" long, wide, spiny-margined, spines short
  • stems green when young, smooth
  • stems grayish and rough with age
  • fruit red, fleshy, berry-like, persists in winter
  • fruit only borne on female clones
  • habit broad pyramidal tree, symmetrical, 15'-30' tall
  • habit with a single trunk (or more), upright, not shrubby


View Ilex opaca page in the UConn Plant Database

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