Ilex glabra 'Compacta'
Compact Inkberry

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Spring; dioecious; small; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous, dark green evergreen foliage that may become tinged bronze or purple in the winter)
 Fruit Notes:
Black (Shiny black berries in the fall that can persist into winter)
 Ultimate Height:
5-6 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
5-6 feet
 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, acidic soils and does not tolerate high alkalinity or dry soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Evergreen leaves (1.25-1.5" long by 0.3" wide) 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

This hardy cultivar is compact and dense with an oval to rounded habit, but it tends to lose some of its lower branches with age. Ilex glabra, like other hollies, is dioecious, and 'Compacta' is a female cultivar, so plant a male pollinator for fruit set. 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.

Other plants like this Ilex glabra 'Compacta' (Compact Inkberry)

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