Jersey Knight American holly
Ilex opaca 'Jersey Knight'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size20 to 30 feet tall8+ feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Conical
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Greenish-white
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Jersey Knight' American holly (Ilex opaca 'Jersey Knight') is a tree for hedges, privacy screens, specimen planting, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, loamy or clay soil. Fragrant greenish-white flowers open in spring and summer, and bees, butterflies, and birds visit them. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Spicebush, Chokeberry, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Autumn fern.