Ilex glabra
inkberry, gallberry

Notes:

Habit opens with age; bottom thinning suits it poorly for hedge use. Takes heavy pruning if rejuvenation is needed.

Fire risk is debated (NCSU vs. USDA).

'Densa' has earned the PHS Gold Medal Award. 'Compacta' is a female, denser than the species. F. leucocarpa (AKA 'Ivory Queen', 'Alba') has white fruit. 'Chamzin' (Nordic) is a broad, particularly hardy male.

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

Tags:

acidic soil preferred
alkaline soil intolerant
attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
attracts:larval host
clay tolerant
compacted soil tolerant
deer resistant
dioecious
drought tolerant
dry shade tolerant
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
habit:oval
habit:rounded
habit:upright
habit:vase
long-lived
native:eastern North America
persistence:evergreen
PHS Gold Medal Award
pollution tolerant
pruning not required
rich soil preferred
salt tolerant
sandy soil tolerant
slow-growing
stoloniferous/suckering
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:container
use:foundation
use:hedge
use:mass planting
use:naturalizing
use:screen
use:specimen
water:ample
water:regular
wet soil tolerant
wind tolerant


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