Botanical Name: Ilex crenata
Common Name: Japanese holly, box-leaf holly
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Distribution/Origin: Japan
Leaf/Bud: evergreen, elliptic, alterate, slightly serrate margin
Flower/Inflorescence:
Fruit/Seed: black berries
Stem/Bark: red stems
Size: height 0.5-1m, spread 1 - 1.5m
Habit: spreading
Form: mounding, bush-like
Culture: full sun, moist well-drained soil, any soil type
Landscape Use: low growing, compact evergreen shrub

