Ilex cassine
dahoon holly
Notes:
Not recommended north of USDA zone 7.
Fruits mildly poisonous.
Can be pruned for density, which otherwise seems to depend on exposure.
Along with I. opaca, is one of the parents of the I. × attenuata (topal holly) hybrids, which are usually claimed hardy only to Sunset zone 32 and USDA zone 7, but David Francko in Palms Won't Grow Here (2003) points out that there are large specimens of I. × attenuata 'Foster's #2' in USDA zone 5b/6a areas of Northern Ohio(!), so such estimates are far too conservative (at least for that particular cultivar). See I. opaca for more on these.
Sources: UFL, Dirr, Cal Poly, NCSU, Odenwald/Turner, Sunset.
Tags:
acidic soil preferred
alkaline soil intolerant
attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:mammals
bark injury sensitive
branches strong
clay tolerant
deer resistant
dioecious
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fire risk low
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
form:trainable to single trunk
form:tree
fragrant flowers
habit:conical/pyramidal
habit:irregular
habit:oval
habit:rounded
litter:minimal
native:eastern North America
persistence:evergreen
poisonous
pruning not required
resprouts notably
rich soil preferred
root disturbance intolerant
roots:low damage potential
salt tolerant
sandy soil tolerant
showy bark
type:broadleaf
use:bonsai
use:container
use:deck/patio
use:hedge
use:naturalizing
use:screen
use:specimen
use:street
wet soil tolerant
wind tolerant
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