Ilex spinigera (female) Open House Older books file the plant

Older books file the plant under Beloperone guttata

breaking from purplish buds along bare grey wood in late winter

That success in the Southeast makes Gou Tou a distinctive choice for gardens after cold-tolerant citrus with old-world character

persimmon has long served as a medicinal tree: the astringent inner bark was traditionally made into a wash for sore throats

and will settle happily into an ordinary garden given steady moisture

Ilex spinigera (female) Open House Older books file the plantIlex spinigera is a holly with a deep past, a rare evergreen from the Hyrcanian forests that ring the southern Caspian Sea in northern Iran. Small, glossy, dark green leaves edged with fine spines clothe a dense small tree or large shrub, and on female plants such as this one bright red berries glow against the foliage through fall and into winter, the classic holly effect on an uncommonly ancient plant. Those Hyrcanian woods are living museums. When