NOLA'S BEAUTIFUL YOU 2 AMERICAN HOLLY TREES.
ILEX OPACA
Ornamental Landscaping Tree.
Makes a Great Shrub for Boarders.
Also, is often used as Bonsai Plant.
Approximately 4" to 6" tall Starter Plants.
Shipped bare root.
DIRECTIONS:
Soak roots in water for 24 hours. Transplant into rich
potting soil in a large pot (8" size or larger).
Soil line is about 1 inch above the roots. Water
well then keep the soil moist but not saturated
(well drained). Keep in bright indirect sunlight until
established (at least 2 months) then move gradually
into full sun. Outside planting is best in the late fall
or in early spring after all chance of frost
and plants are well established. If your soil is poor, mix it
half and half with potting soil. Use a tree and shrub fertilizer
after established according to package directions.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Botanical Name: Ilex Opaca
Common Name: American Holly
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Tree Type: Ornamental tree / shrub
Hardiness Zones 5 to 9
Foliage: Evergreen
Tree Shape: Pyramidal
Mature Height: 33 to 66 ft.
Mature Spread: 18 to 40 ft.
Growth Rate: Slow to Medium
Leaves: 1½" to 3½" Stiff, Glossy, Spike Points
Flowers: Small, Greenish White, Not Showy
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Fruit: Small Red Berry 1/4" to 1/2" Non-Edible
Fruit Time: Fall to Winter
Water Required: Medium
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: Widely Adaptable. Slightly Acidic
Excellent food source for wildlife.
May be kept trimmed for use as boarder shrubs.
Is often used as bonsai plants.
Cold Hardy to 10°F.
NOTES: BERRIES ARE POISONOUS TO HUMANS.
Ornamental plant ..................
Ilex opaca is often cultivated for use as a broadleaf
evergreen ornamental plant as a bonsai, shrub or
slower growing ornamental tree. Cold Hardy to 10°F.
Holiday decoration ...............
Holly is a popular winter Christmas and holiday season
decoration. In English poetry and English stories the
holly is inseparably connected with the merry-making
and greetings which gather around the Christmas time.
The custom is followed in North America, and holly and
mistletoe are widely used for decoration of homes and churches.
Holly tea ..........................
Leaves from the American holly can be used to make a
tea-like beverage. American holly tea does not contain caffeine.
DESCRIPTION ...........................
American holly is native to the eastern and south-central
United States. Ilex opaca is a medium-sized broadleaved evergreen
ILEX OPACA
Ornamental Landscaping Tree.
Makes a Great Shrub for Boarders.
Also, is often used as Bonsai Plant.
Approximately 4" to 6" tall Starter Plants.
Shipped bare root.
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Soak roots in water for 24 hours. Transplant into rich
potting soil in a large pot (8" size or larger).
Soil line is about 1 inch above the roots. Water
well then keep the soil moist but not saturated
(well drained). Keep in bright indirect sunlight until
established (at least 2 months) then move gradually
into full sun. Outside planting is best in the late fall
or in early spring after all chance of frost
and plants are well established. If your soil is poor, mix it
half and half with potting soil. Use a tree and shrub fertilizer
after established according to package directions.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Botanical Name: Ilex Opaca
Common Name: American Holly
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Tree Type: Ornamental tree / shrub
Hardiness Zones 5 to 9
Foliage: Evergreen
Tree Shape: Pyramidal
Mature Height: 33 to 66 ft.
Mature Spread: 18 to 40 ft.
Growth Rate: Slow to Medium
Leaves: 1½" to 3½" Stiff, Glossy, Spike Points
Flowers: Small, Greenish White, Not Showy
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Fruit: Small Red Berry 1/4" to 1/2" Non-Edible
Fruit Time: Fall to Winter
Water Required: Medium
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: Widely Adaptable. Slightly Acidic
Excellent food source for wildlife.
May be kept trimmed for use as boarder shrubs.
Is often used as bonsai plants.
Cold Hardy to 10°F.
NOTES: BERRIES ARE POISONOUS TO HUMANS.
Ornamental plant ..................
Ilex opaca is often cultivated for use as a broadleaf
evergreen ornamental plant as a bonsai, shrub or
slower growing ornamental tree. Cold Hardy to 10°F.
Holiday decoration ...............
Holly is a popular winter Christmas and holiday season
decoration. In English poetry and English stories the
holly is inseparably connected with the merry-making
and greetings which gather around the Christmas time.
The custom is followed in North America, and holly and
mistletoe are widely used for decoration of homes and churches.
Holly tea ..........................
Leaves from the American holly can be used to make a
tea-like beverage. American holly tea does not contain caffeine.
DESCRIPTION ...........................
American holly is native to the eastern and south-central
United States. Ilex opaca is a medium-sized broadleaved evergreen
tree growing to 33–66 ft tall, exceptionally up to 98 ft tall, with
a trunk diameter typically up to 50 cm. The bark is light gray,
roughened by small warty lumps. The branchlets are stout,
green at first and covered with rusty down, later smooth
and brown. The winter buds are brown, short, obtuse or acute.
The flowers are greenish white, small, borne in late spring in
short pedunculate cymes from the axils of young leaves or
scattered along the base of young branches. The calyx is small,
four-lobed, imbricate in the bud, acute, margins ciliate, persistent.
The corolla is white, with four petal-like lobes united at the base,
obtuse, spreading, hypogynous, imbricate in bud. The flower stem
is hairy with a minute bract at base. Like all hollies, it is dioecious,
with separate male and female plants;
The fruit is a small red drupe 6–12 mm diameter containing four
seeds; it is often persistent into winter.
It will grow in both dry and swampy soil, but grows slowly. Ilex opaca var. arenicola, or scrub holly, is found as a shrub component in xeric scrub habitats of the Florida peninsula. The berries are reputedly poisonous to humans, but are important survival food for birds, who will eat the berries after other food sources are exhausted. The tree also forms a thick canopy which offers protection for birds from predators and storms. Songbirds including thrushes, mockingbirds, catbirds, bluebirds and thrashers frequently feed on the berries.
Interesting Additional information ............................
Native Americans preserved holly berries for use as decorative buttons. These were highly prized trade items.American holly wood has been used to make furniture, canes and scroll work. The wood has also been stained black and substituted for ebony in inlay work. Holly wood is ideal for taking dyes, and is used for much of the black and white inlaid lines in musical instruments and furniture. It is also used for knife handles and black piano keys.American holly is the state tree of Delaware. A great deal of superstition once surrounded holly. It was believed that planting hollies near buildings would provide protection from witchcraft and lightning. It was also believed that the flowers of holly could be used to turn water to ice.
a trunk diameter typically up to 50 cm. The bark is light gray,
roughened by small warty lumps. The branchlets are stout,
green at first and covered with rusty down, later smooth
and brown. The winter buds are brown, short, obtuse or acute.
The flowers are greenish white, small, borne in late spring in
short pedunculate cymes from the axils of young leaves or
scattered along the base of young branches. The calyx is small,
four-lobed, imbricate in the bud, acute, margins ciliate, persistent.
The corolla is white, with four petal-like lobes united at the base,
obtuse, spreading, hypogynous, imbricate in bud. The flower stem
is hairy with a minute bract at base. Like all hollies, it is dioecious,
with separate male and female plants;
The fruit is a small red drupe 6–12 mm diameter containing four
seeds; it is often persistent into winter.
It will grow in both dry and swampy soil, but grows slowly. Ilex opaca var. arenicola, or scrub holly, is found as a shrub component in xeric scrub habitats of the Florida peninsula. The berries are reputedly poisonous to humans, but are important survival food for birds, who will eat the berries after other food sources are exhausted. The tree also forms a thick canopy which offers protection for birds from predators and storms. Songbirds including thrushes, mockingbirds, catbirds, bluebirds and thrashers frequently feed on the berries.
Interesting Additional information ............................
Native Americans preserved holly berries for use as decorative buttons. These were highly prized trade items.American holly wood has been used to make furniture, canes and scroll work. The wood has also been stained black and substituted for ebony in inlay work. Holly wood is ideal for taking dyes, and is used for much of the black and white inlaid lines in musical instruments and furniture. It is also used for knife handles and black piano keys.American holly is the state tree of Delaware. A great deal of superstition once surrounded holly. It was believed that planting hollies near buildings would provide protection from witchcraft and lightning. It was also believed that the flowers of holly could be used to turn water to ice.
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