#1343 most planted
Ilex altaclarensis
Highclere holly · also Wilson holly
Evergreen
57
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
2
cities
9.9 in
median trunk (25 cm, 56 measured)
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Ilex altaclarensis is an attractive evergreen with shiny green leaves and red berries in fall and winter. It is known for its reliability in tough conditions and drought tolerance, making it useful as an urban standard. It has thorns and can be maintained below 25 feet in height.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 550.04%—9.5 in
- 20.01%—14 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 9.9 in, mean 11 in, 90th percentile 20 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Ilex in the catalogue
17 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
