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Ilex opaca, theAmerican holly, is a species of, native to the eastern and south-central, from coastalsouth to central, and west to southeasternand eastern.
Ilex opacais a medium-sized broadleavedtree growing on average to 10–20m (33–66ft) wide, and up to 30m (98ft) tall. Typically, its trunk diameter reaches 50cm (20in), sometimes up to 120cm (47in). Theis light gray, roughened by small warty lumps. Theare stout, green at first and covered with rusty down, later smooth and brown. The winter buds are brown, short, obtuse or acute.
°Õ³ó±ðÌý²¹°ù±ðÌý, 5–7.5cm (2.0–3.0in) long and 2–4cm (0.79–1.57in) wide, stiff, yellow green and dull matte to sub-shiny above (distinctly less glossy than the otherwise fairly similar European holly), often pale yellow beneath; the edges are curved into several sharp, spike-like points, and a wedge-shaped base and; theis prominent and depressed, the primary veins conspicuous; theis short, stout, grooved, thickened at base, with a pair of minute. The leaves remain on the branches for two to three years, finally falling in the spring when pushed off by growing buds.
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