*Koehne holly
*Ilex ×koehneana
KOEHNE HOLLY
Aquifoliaceae
Location: map coordinates I-10 (south side of Jenkins Hall). (This tree not yet marked with a yellow dot on interactive map)
N 39°11'14'' W 75°32'45''
Planting history: presently unknown.
Description:
*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)
KOEHNE HOLLY
Aquifoliaceae
Location: map coordinates I-10 (south side of Jenkins Hall). (This tree not yet marked with a yellow dot on interactive map)
N 39°11'14'' W 75°32'45''
Planting history: presently unknown.
Description:
- small evergreen tree
- etymology: Ilex from the Latin name for holm oak/holly oak (Quercus ilex); koehneana after Bernhard Koehne (1848-1918), German botany professor
- hybrid between Ilex aquifolium (English holly) and Ilex latifolia (lusterleaf holly)
- leaves alternate, glossy, spiny; resemble chestnut (Castanea) leaves
- polygamo-dioecious (separate male and female trees, with some perfect flowers); flowers small, whitish
- fruit bright red berry-like drupe (stone fruit), on current year’s wood
- tolerant of poor soil; sun or part-shade
*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)
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