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Ilex opaca

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Ilex opaca

[‚ī‚leks ō′päk·ə]
(forestry)
American holly
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Other common trees are Persea [borbonia], Ilex opaca,
A review of the temperate broad-leaved evergreen forest zone of Southeastern North America: floristic affinities and arborescent vegetation types
One of the finest fruiting hollies that can be grown as a specimen tree is the American holly Ilex opaca 'Old Heavy Berry,' which grows 30 to 40 feet and has masses of brick-red berries.
Holly for your homestead: plant any one of a variety of holly for a versatile fence, hedge or tree
One tree that Washington loved was the American holly (Ilex opaca).
The festive American holly. (In profile)
DELAWARE: American holly (Ilex opaca), designated in 1939.
A geography of state trees
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