Ilex crenata*



Botanical Name:  Ilex crenata 

Common Name:  Japanese holly, box-leaf holly 

Family:   Aquifoliaceae 

Distribution/Origin:  Japan

Leaf/Bud: evergreen, elliptic, alterate, slightly serrate margin

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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 

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