Ilex crenata 'Hetzii'
Hetz Japanese Holly

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Dioecious, small, greenish white flowers in leaf axils; late spring; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous dark green evergreen foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Black (Black berries (drupes) born in October and persisting into winter, but not always showy as they can be hidden in foliage)
 Ultimate Height:
6-8 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
6-8 feet
 Soil Notes:
Well-drained, acidic soils
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Glossy evergreen leaves (0.5-1" long) are dark green and convex above; concave and dotted beneath with pellucid glands; crenate-serrulate or serrulate with 6-10 teeth per margin. Young stems are green 1st year and often densely pubescent.

Additional Information

This species, like other hollies, is dioecious and 'Hetzii' is a female cultivar that will only be able to produce fruit if there is a male pollinator planted nearby. Nice mounded broadleaf evergreen that holds its color through winter. Withstands severe pruning. Winter desiccation injury to leaves in exposed sites. Spider mites can be serious. Avoid high pH soils as chlorosis may occur.

Other plants like this Ilex crenata 'Hetzii' (Hetz Japanese Holly)

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