Ilex opaca (female) 'Selected Red' Very Rare Native to the shaded

Native to the shaded

in good soil kept moist but well-drained

roughly zones 8 and 9

and a refined change from the native summersweets for the collector

and like other beautyberries fruits best on the current year's growth

Ilex opaca (female) 'Selected Red' Very Rare Native to the shadedIlex opaca, the American holly, is the classic evergreen holly of eastern woods, a medium tree with tough, spine edged, leathery leaves and the bright red berries that have meant Christmas for generations. 'Selected Red' is one of the good ones, a female clone Woodlanders propagated from a group of hollies planted many years ago in Aiken, South Carolina, chosen for very good foliage and an abundant crop of bright red fruit. What sets this clone apart