Ilex decidua
possumhaw

Notes:

Growth rate is debated, but water and nutrition speed growth. Can get leggy. Branching is horizontal and rigid.

Salt tolerance is also debated.

Native to upland woods of the piedmont and coastal plain; tolerates alkaline soils better than I. verticillata, but not standing water.

Sources: White Oak, Sunset, Dove/Woolridge, NCSU, UFL, UConn, AHS, USDA, Bir.

Tags:

acidic soil preferred
attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:larval host
attracts:mammals
branches strong
clay tolerant
compacted soil tolerant
dense canopy
dioecious
drought tolerant
dry shade tolerant
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fine texture
fire risk low
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
form:tree
full sun preferred
habit:rounded
habit:spreading/wide
habit:upright
habit:vase
infertile soil tolerant
litter:minimal
native:eastern North America
persistence:deciduous
pest/disease free
pollution tolerant
pruning not required
resprouts notably
rich soil preferred
roots:low damage potential
sandy soil tolerant
showy bark
stoloniferous/suckering
type:broadleaf
use:bonsai
use:border
use:container
use:deck/patio
use:foundation
use:hedge
use:mass planting
use:screen
use:specimen
water:regular
wet soil tolerant
wind tolerant


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