Ilex verticillata
Winterberry
3
Eastern North America

 
9 feet
Dioecious
 
Deciduous shrub
 
 
 
Fruits color before the leaves drop in the autumn
 
 
  • var. 'Chrysocarpa' - yellow fruits and the new
  • var. 'Nana' - fruits twice the size of those of the species and never grows over 3 feet tall.

 

Leaves of Ilex laevigata are lustrous above and glabrous beneath, while leaves of Ilex verticillata are dull above and slightly pubescent beneath.

 

 
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