- Common Name - American holly
- Botanical Name - Ilex opaca
- Family - Aquifoliaceae
- Bud - alternate
- Stem/Bark - light grey, moderate lenticels
- Leaf - simple, ovate shape, acuminate apex, attenuate base, serrate margin
- Flower - cyme inflorescence, small, white, cruciform corolla, March - April
- Fruit - drupe, red, September - October
- Habit - upright
- Form - pyramidal, narrow
- Size - 10-20 m
- Culture - full sun/part shade, well drained soil
- Use - accent plant, screening
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