Seasonal Interest and Photographs

Ilex cornuta Lindl. & Paxt.
 
Chinese Holly

Flowers: Small white flowers in the axils of the leaves in spring. Dioecious.

Foliage: Glossy, dark green, evergreen leaves with downward pointing spines (or none in some cultivars).

Fruit: Red berries on female plants, ripening in fall, attractive through winter. Some females are parthenocarpic and bear fruit without a pollinator.

 

Location: Numerous locations on the University of Arkansas campus. Two mass plantings on the west side of the Law School, near the sidewalk on Garland.

Photographs: Click on an image to see a larger version:

foliage and reversion to type foliage and flowers form cv. Carissa plant in fruit
fruit        

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