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Ilex decidua with red "berries" The growth habit of I. decidua lends it to various ornamental and functional uses in its native regions. [2] The thick trunks and stems allow this plant to serve as an effective screen if desired. [3] The lower branches can also be removed to form a more tidy small tree with a tight head of foliage at the crown. [3]
Holly berries can cause vomiting and diarrhea. They are especially dangerous in cases involving accidental consumption by children attracted to the bright red berries. [32] Ingestion of over 20 berries may be fatal to children. [31] [32] Holly leaves, if eaten, might cause diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and stomach and intestinal problems. [32]
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Atriplex hymenelytra, the desert holly, is silvery-whitish-gray shrub in the family Amaranthaceae, native to deserts of the southwestern United States. [1]: 141 [2]: 271 It is the most drought tolerant saltbush in North America. [2] It can tolerate the hottest and driest sites in Death Valley, and remains active most of the year. [2]
Rhamnus crocea subsp. ilicifolia, synonym Rhamnus ilicifolia, is a subspecies of flowering plant in the buckthorn family, [1] known by the common name hollyleaf redberry. [2] It is native to western North America, where it is a common plant growing in many types of habitat, including chaparral and wooded areas.
Ilex verticillata is a shrub growing to 1–5 m (3–16 ft) tall. It is one of a number of hollies which are deciduous, losing their leaves in the fall.In wet sites, it will spread to form a dense thicket, while in dry soil it remains a tight shrub.
It is commonly known as dahoon holly [2] or cassena, the latter derived from the Timucua name for I. vomitoria. [3] It is a large shrub or small tree growing to 12 meters (39 ft). [4] The leaves are evergreen, 6–15 cm long and 2–4 cm broad, glossy dark green, entire or with a few small spines near the apex of the leaf. The flowers are white ...
BBC Radio 4 Gardeners’ Question Time expert Bob Flowerdew said he believed the lower crop of berries this year could be because trees were “feeling weak”.