Ilex glabra 'Chamzin' [sold as Nordic®]
Nordic Inkberry

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Spring; small, not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous dark green evergreen foliage that holds its color well through the winter)
 Ultimate Height:
3-4 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
3-4 feet
 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, acidic soils and does not tolerate high alkalinity or dry soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Evergreen leaves (1.5-2" long) are alternate, simple, and oblanceolate with few obtuse teeth near apex or entire, dark green above lighter below. Leaves are very thin compared to Ilex crenata. Young stems are green, pubescent and powdery; 1st year, less so later.

Additional Information

The Nordic Inkberry is quite hardy (USDA zone 3), compact, and rounded with glossy dark green leaves that hold their color well through the winter. Tends to lose its lower leaves and branches with age. This species, like other hollies, is dioecious, and 'Chamzin' is a male cultivar, so no fruiting will occur. Withstands severe pruning. Winter desiccation injury to leaves occurs in exposed sites, with severe yellowing when temperatures drop below -20 degrees F. Avoid high pH soils.

4 Ilex glabra 'Chamzin' [sold as Nordic®] found

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