*Ilex ‘Nellie R. Stevens’
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*Ilex ‘Nellie R. Stevens’
NELLIE R. STEVENS HOLLY
Aquifoliaceae
Location: map coordinates R-15 (southwest of entrance to Conrad Hall), N 39°11'8'' W 75°32'41''
Planting history: presently unknown.
Description:
*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)
NELLIE R. STEVENS HOLLY
Aquifoliaceae
Location: map coordinates R-15 (southwest of entrance to Conrad Hall), N 39°11'8'' W 75°32'41''
Planting history: presently unknown.
Description:
- small evergreen tree
- etymology: Ilex from the Latin name for holm oak/holly oak (Quercus ilex); ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ for the discoverer of this hybrid
- hybrid between English holly (Ilex aquifoliumn) and Chinese holly (I. cornuta), resulting from a chance crossing; discovered by Nellie R. Stevens (1866-1942), schoolteacher, Oxford, Maryland
- leaves dark green, lustrous, toothed
- polygamo-dioecious (separate male and female trees, with some perfect flowers); flowers small, whitish
- fruits red, berry-like drupe (stone fruit); abundant; food for birds
- popular ornamental
*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)
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