Ilex × 'Mesdob' [sold as China Boy®]
China Boy Holly

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Spring; small; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Glossy dark green evergreen leaves)
 Ultimate Height:
7-10 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
5-8 feet
 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, acidic, well-drained soils
 Range:
Hybrid origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are alternate, simple, obovate, evergreen, leathery, spiny, cupped, lustrous dark green above with slightly impressed veins above.

Additional Information

'China Boy' is a dense, rounded holly hybrid with lustrous evergreen foliage. This cultivar is male (produces no fruits) and is the pollinator for 'China Girl'. Winter dessication injury to leaves in exposed sites.

5 Ilex × 'Mesdob' [sold as China Boy®] found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
12013_00688*AHORTPARK
22013_01090*AMACK
32013_00689*AHORTPARK
42013_00687*AHORTPARK
52022_00310*AHORT

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