Ilex aquifolium

Name: Ilex aquifolium
Common Name  English holly				Family:  Aquifoliaceae
Deciduous         x    Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit erect, dense, pyramidal	Hard. Zone   usda 7		Mature Size 25m tall by 8m spread					x
Leaf:elliptic to ovate, glossy, dark green, 5-10cm long, with entire, wavy, spine toothed, or spiny margins					Fall/Winter Color: red berries long lasting persist through winter
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers:small, cup shaped, white borne at leaf axils						Infl.: singly, clusters or cymes
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses: woodland garden, specimen tree		Limitations: considered invasive, aphids, scale and leaf miner					Other Features: