Ilex glabra 'Compacta' ~ Compact Inkberry Size:7 GALLON Dimensions: 8
Baker’s notes & crumb story
Description
Dimensions: 8
apple butter
with 5-9 leaflets that are dark green on the upper surface and lighter green on the underside
the clusters of inconspicuous flowers in spring give way to abundant to small red fruits in fall which lasts through winter
A central stalk rises in summer bearing long panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers
Ilex glabra 'Compacta' ~ Compact Inkberry Size:7 GALLON Dimensions: 8Compact Inkberry Holly is a compact evergreen shrub with an oval to rounded habit of spineless leathery dark green leaves that fade to olive in winter. If pollinated, the inconspicuous female flowers give way to abundant inky black berries. Grows best in moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit. Easily pruned down to 2'. Type: Shrub Origins: East N. America Coasts; GA Native