Lusterleaf Holly
(Ilex latifolia)
- Type: Evergreen
- Light: Sun to partial shade
- Height: 15-25'
- Spread: 8-10'
- Flower: Small White
- Bloom: Spring
- Fruit: Red
- Fruit Time: Fall/Winter
Ilex latifolia is a large, densely pyramidal evergreen shrub or small tree up to 25ft tall. It requires both male and female plants to produce berries. This plant is drought-tolerant, shade-tolerant and it has smooth leaves, it is an excellent evergreen specimen, for hedge, or espalier.