*Ilex crenata
Japanese holly is the dark-green shrub in foreground.
*Ilex crenata
JAPANESE HOLLY
Aquifoliaceae
E. Asia
Location: map coordinates Q-23 (southwest corner of Delaware Hall). (This tree not yet marked with a yellow dot on interactive map)
N 39°11'7'' W 75°32'35''
Planting history: presently unknown.
Description:
*Non-native species (not native to Delaware); on the Invasive Watchlist for Delaware
JAPANESE HOLLY
Aquifoliaceae
E. Asia
Location: map coordinates Q-23 (southwest corner of Delaware Hall). (This tree not yet marked with a yellow dot on interactive map)
N 39°11'7'' W 75°32'35''
Planting history: presently unknown.
Description:
- evergreen shrub
- etymology: Ilex from the Latin name for holm oak/holly oak (Quercus ilex); crenata = crenate, with rounded teeth
- leaves dark green, glossy, small (ca 0.4”-1” long), serrate (toothed) along margins; dense
- polygamo-dioecious (separate male and female trees, with some perfect flowers); flowers small, whitish
- fruit black berry-like drupe (stone fruit), usually hidden below the leaves; in September/October
- commonly-planted ornamental, especially in hedges and borders
- prefers full sun to part-shade
- native to eastern Asia, including Japan
- cultivated and occasionally escaping to woodlands, in New Castle County piedmont, Delaware
*Non-native species (not native to Delaware); on the Invasive Watchlist for Delaware
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