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Japanese Holly
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| Ilex crenata Thunb. |
The Japanese Holly Ilex crenata is a holly native to Japan, Korea and Sakhalin. It is a large shrub or small tree growing to a height of 3-5 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, small, 15-30 mm long and 10-17 mm broad, with a crenate margin, sometimes spiny. The flowers are dioecious, white, four-lobed. The fruit is a black berry 5 mm diameter, containing four seeds. It grows well in acidic soil, between a pH of 3.7 and 6.0.
Japanese Holly is grown as an ornamental plant for its dense evergreen foliage. Numerous cultivars have been selected, including plants with variegated, yellow, pale or greyish leaves.
