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What tree or bush is it? Red berries on it.

10 years ago

This tree or bush was planted about 8 years ago by the developer of our development. I am not sure which tree or bush it is. It now has the red berries on it this time of year. Birds like to eat them. I also noticed a bee or wasp nest in it after I took the picture. It is in the right side center of the picture. Some neighbors have the same tree but they never have berries. Why is that?

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richard
10 years ago
Holly comes in separate male and female plants, i.e. is dioecious. Looks like a female Ilex verticillata.
Embothrium
10 years ago
Looks evergreen and arborescent in photo, leaves don't really look like they have the same coloring, texture and veining of winterberry either. Surely this is something more on the order of Dahoon holly.

This post was edited by bboy on Sun, Dec 15, 13 at 16:55
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10 years ago
Compare with Ilex X attenuata 'East Palatka'.
Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
10 years ago
I'd guess Dahoon or one of the x attenuata hybrids. The x attenuata hybrids usually have at latest a few rogue spines on leaves.
Embothrium
10 years ago
Yes, I'd expect the hybrid to be a little different - but there are many hollies, that's why I said "on the order of".
Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
10 years ago
If you could show closeups of representative leaves, that might help with the identification. To my knowledge pure I. cassine few to no spines.

dave
estero
Original Author
10 years ago
Close up of the leaves.
estero
Original Author
10 years ago
Underside of leaves
Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
10 years ago
Compare with Ilex cassine. This photo from website.

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estero
Original Author
10 years ago
It looks like they are the same.

Thanks for all the great comments.

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