" Ilex aquifolium "
Holly

 



 


Dioecious tree of the Holly family - Aquifoliaceae, usually 10 m tall ( It can attain 25 m) . Erect stems with smooth bark, light grey, and bright green branches. Alternate wavy leaves, elliptical or ovate, bright green, ,coriaceous with strong spines ( Specially those near the ground; superior ones sometimes spineless)

Flowers in different trees, the female ones with four petals, white-greenish. Fruits till 12 mm in diameter. They are red berries when mature. Beech and oak woods and hedges of humid climates. It blooms from May -June

Water 2 times a month.
For walls and hedges. As a cut plant because of its fruits for Christmas decoration. Medicinal plant ( More information)
In the sun in cold climates or in the shade in warm ones.
 
Propagate from cuttings or seeds in Spring or Autumn. Do not trasplant.

Deep soils, rich in humus with a good drainage.

Holy is toxic ( More information)

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