Ilex crenata 'Highlander'
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Michael Dirr Ilex crenata 'Highlander'
Michael Dirr
Ilex crenata 'Highlander'
Ilex crenata 'Highlander' (click for large image)
Highlander Box-leaved Holly, Highlander Japanese Holly 		Common Names:
  • Highlander Box-leaved Holly
  • Highlander Japanese Holly
 
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Sun/Water Requirements:

  Can tolerate both shady and sunny conditions.
Moderate climate.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 5 to Zone 8

Dirr says: "Interestingly, this cultivar has shown good cold tolerance; has performed well at Bernheim Arboretum (Clermont, KY) and at Wichita, KS."

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 5' to 10'.
Dirr says: "tall, pyramidal, rather loose form that grows to 6' and greater, male. Originated in a block of 'Convexa' seedlings."

Flowers:

   

Foliage:

  Broadleaf Evergreen
Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer.
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a foundation plant.
Can be used as a hedge plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.

Other:

  Is Urban Tolerant
 
Ilex crenata 'Highlander' is hardy in these areas:
Alsip, ILBaltimore, MDBayside, NY
Bronx, NYBrooklyn, NYBrownsville, TX
Canton, MIChicago, ILCicero, IL
College Point, NYConneaut, OHCorona, NY
Detroit, MIDorset, OHEast Claridon, OH
East Elmhurst, NYEast Greenville, PAEast Texas, PA
Easton, PAEcorse, MIElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEmmaus, PA
Evergreen Park, ILFerndale, MIFlorence, SC
Flushing, NYForest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MDGwynn Oak, MD
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHighland Park, MI
Hunt Valley, MDJackson Heights, NYLeasburg, NC
Lexington, NCLiberty, NCLinwood, NC
Little Neck, NYMacomb, MIMarysville, MI
Maspeth, NYMemphis, MIMiddle Village, NY
Morgantown, WVMount Clemens, MINew Baltimore, MI
New Haven, MINew York, NYNewport News, VA
North Ridgeville, OHNorth Street, MINottingham, MD
Oakland Gardens, NYParkville, MDPhiladelphia, PA
Pikesville, MDRego Park, NYRidgewood, NY
Riverdale, ILRosedale, MDSparrows Point, MD
Staten Island, NYTaylor, MITemperance, MI
Towson, MDTrenton, MIVirginia Beach, VA
Wayne, MIWestland, MIWhitestone, NY
Whitmore Lake, MIWoodside, NY
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