Scrub Holly

Ilex opaca var. arenicola
Español: Negrito
Specimen plant. Slow growing.

Tolerance

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Considertions

Leaves have sharp spines. It's dioecious; so make sure you have at least one male plant in the vicinity to produce berries on the females.

Wildlife

Fruits principally eaten by birds.

Habitat

Scrub.

Did You Know?

  • Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Thorns
  • Pollinated by bees.  Documented bee species include Augochloropsis sumptuosa, Megachilepetulans and Xylocopa virginica krombeini (Deyrup et al. 2002).