Ilex opaca

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Botanical Name:   Ilex opaca
Common Name:  American Holly
Height/Width: 40 to 50’ in height, 18 to 40' in width
Form:  Pyramidal in youth, symmetrical cylindrical when mature.
Range: Zone 5 to 9
Habitat: Found in moist, acidic soils in sun to partial shade.
Wildlife Value: Berries consumed by birds. 
Landscape Value:  Specimen, groupings.  
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