Shrubs/ Dwarf Burford Holly

Common name: Burford Holly
Scientific name: Ilex cornuta
Pronunciation: EYE-lecks kor-NOO-tuh
Characteristics: Height: 15 to 25 feet
                            Spread: 15 to 25 feet
                            Light requirement: full sun, partial sun or partial shade
                            Flower color: white/cream/gray
                            Leaf type and persistence: evergreen
                            Landscape use: Although typically pruned for formal hedges, the large form and gracefully drooping branches of Burford Holly make it ideal for unpruned natural plantings or as a specimen for spacious areas and large buildings. There are much better plants for pruning into formal hedges. Burford Holly can also be trained as an attractive vase-shaped multi-stemmed small tree. Trees trained in this fashion often have a thick crown comprised of many branches and small-diameter trunks. Burford Holly should be grown and used in this fashion more often.