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.
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