FEATURED NATIVE TREE • AMERICAN HOLLY

FEATURED NATIVE TREE: Ilex opaca, American holly

The American holly is a broadleaf evergreen typically grown as an understory tree. The flowers are pollinated by insects. The berries on female trees are poisonous to humans but are important survival food for birds. Its dark green leaves and red berries add a splash of green in our otherwise leafless winters and the tree is prized in many gardens.

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