ILEX vomitoria

Plant Systematics

CREATED BY

THANG TRUNG THAI

Ilex vomitoria

CLASS MAGNOLIOPSIDA

ORDER CELASTRALES

FAMILY AQUIFOLIACEAE

SUBFAMILY

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GENUS ILEX

	Zones      6,7,8,9
	

	Size       Height 5-15 feet; spread 6-12 feet.

	Form       Upright, irregular large shrub to small tree.
               Foliage - alternate, to 1 inch long, leathery, 
               similar to I.  crenata.  Flower - inconspicuous,
               separate sexes.  Fruit - fall and winter; small 
               single berries. 

   Texture    Medium to fine.
	
   Color      Foliage - gray-green. Fruit - translucent red. 
               Bark whitish - gray.

   Culture    Sun or shade.  Soil - tolerant; medium drainage; 
                medium fertility. Moisture-medium.  Pruning - may 
                be shaped for special growth habits; picturesque with 
                multiple trunk; tolerates shearing.  Pest Problems - none.  
                Growth Rate - slow to moderate.

   Landscape  Highly versatile shrub or small tree which adapts to most adverse                                                        conditions.  Useful as borders, screen, specimen, or barrier for large                                      properties.  May be clipped to form low or high hedge or multitrunk small                                     tree.  Susceptible to salt burn.  Fruit attracts birds.
	Notes       conditions. Useful as border, screen, specimen, or barrier for 
                 large properties. May be clipped to form low or high hedge or
                 multitrunk small tree. Susceptible to salt burn. Fruit attracts birds.

	Variety    'Pendula' - weeping habit.  For specimen or accent. 


This description comes from The Landscape Plants of the Southeast and Plants for American Landscapes; similar additional description can be found in Trees of the Southeastern United States.

Specimens of Ilex vomitoria are deposited at The University of Georgia Herbarium.
Live specimens can be found on campus and at Sam's Fa

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