Ilex crenata
Japanese Holly
Aquifoliaceae

Located in front on Floriculture greenhouses.

  • leaves evergreen, alternate (unlike Buxus)
  • leaves small (under 1"), elliptic, deep green, close together on stem
  • leaves have small serrations toward tip
  • stems green when young, gray/brown with age
  • habit medium to large multi-stemmed shrub
  • habit dense, rounded
  • fruit black, fleshy, in late summer-fall

    View Ilex crenata page in the UConn Plant Database


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