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ILEX
Commonly known as Tarajo holly
Another member of the Christmas trinity with Ivy and Fir.
Another essential for the garden, either as a specimen, a backdrop to other plantings or even in a container for a few sprigs for a seasonal arrangement.
Gaudy golds, less showy silvers and subtle dark greens and berries in red, black, occasionally white, orange or yellow.
Genus of over 400 species of evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs and, rarely, climbers, from woodland in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions.
The native, I. aquifolium is a small tree of mysticism and magic, a protector of the house from evil and lightning and provider of timber for the finest woodwork.
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EvergreenOblong, entire or spine-toothed, leathery, glossy, dark-green leaves 8-18cm (3-7in) long.
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Height7m (22ft) -
Spread5m (15ft)
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TreeNarrowly conical tree or large shrub. Stout, olive-green twigs. Yellowish-green flowers and fruits 7mm (¼in) across.
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Full sun -
Partial shade
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Additional Features
Pests & DiseasesScale insects, leaf miners.
Place of originChina, Japan. -
Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soil
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Tree ShapeConical
- Ilex Growing Guide
- Ilex propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Ilex acquifolium 'Bacciflava' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- I. verticillata & dimorphophylla - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Ilex Species Article
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young trees - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Clearing up fallen beech tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning and Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing wire protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
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Buy Varieties of ILEX
ILEX x altaclerensis 'Camelliifolia'
pyramidical habit with purple stems and scarlet fruit. Leaves have few spines and are a glossy dark shiny green
Gift-wrapping available
ILEX x altaclerensis 'Golden King'
female, gold edged leaf
Gift-wrapping available
ILEX x altaclerensis 'Hodginsii'
vigorous and small red berries
Gift-wrapping available
ILEX x altaclerensis 'Wilsonii'
compact grower, scarlet berries
ILEX aquifolium
Gift-wrapping available
ILEX aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'
female, silver variegated
Gift-wrapping available
ILEX aquifolium 'Bacciflava'
female. Yellow berries
ILEX aquifolium 'Ferox-Argentea'
male, creamy-white leaf margins on convoluted and puckered leaves with large spines
ILEX aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
female. Dark but almost spineless green leaves and red fruits
ILEX aquifolium 'Pyramidalis'
self-fertile, narrowly conical, upright, female form
Gift-wrapping available
ILEX aquifolium 'Silver Queen'
male. Cream-edged leaf
ILEX x attenuata 'Sunny Foster'
small leaves, bronze at first. Turning yellow in summer. Red berries in autumn
Gift-wrapping available
ILEX corallina
(syn. centrochinensis) - slender pointed and serrated leaves with small red fruits
ILEX cornuta
deep green spiny leaves.
ILEX crenata 'Golden Gem'
compact shrub with attractive yellowish leaves in winter and spring
Gift-wrapping available
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