Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red (female)' Check with George better still

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long cultivated in the temples and mountains of Yunnan

timed to the spring run of shad up the rivers

Castanea pumila

as a living fence: set as cuttings in a row

Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red (female)' Check with George better stillIlex verticillata 'Winter Red' is the winterberry other winterberries are measured against. A large, rounded female of the southern strain, six to ten feet high and wide, this native holly drops the summer leaves to reveal bare stems packed with profuse, glossy red berries, and where lesser clones fade, 'Winter Red' holds the color clean and bright deep into the season, right through the coldest months. That staying power is why so many gardeners and