Prunus ilicifolia

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Prunus ilicifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Prunus ilicifolia, Walp. (Cerasus ilicifolia, Nutt. Lauro- cerasus ilicifolia, Roem.). Islay. Wild Cherry. Evehghken Cherry. Mountain Holly. Evergreen bush or small tree, rarely becoming 30 ft.tall, with a dense crown: lvs. holly-like, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, acute, or sometimes even acuminate, mostly broad and sometimes rounded at the base, the margins coarsely spiny-toothed, the blade thick and shining: fls. white, in slender racemes less than 2 in. long in spring, about 1/3in across: fr. rather large (sometimes 2/3in. long), nearly globose, purple or nearly black; stone ovate. San Francisco to Low., Calif. Gn. 3, p. 131. S.S.4:162. G.F. 5:475 (tree).—A most worthy garden-plant. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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