Ilex x koehneana (Ilex latifolia x I. aquifolium) ‘Hohman’ prophouse Carolina silverbell is one of

Carolina silverbell is one of the loveliest of the small native trees of the Southern woods

so site where seedlings are easy to manage

and the little dark fruits that follow draw birds

acidic soils

the Norfolk Island pine

Ilex x koehneana (Ilex latifolia x I. aquifolium) ‘Hohman’ prophouse Carolina silverbell is one ofIlex x koehneana, the Koehne or chestnut leaf holly, is a bold hybrid between the Asian lusterleaf holly, Ilex latifolia, and the European holly, Ilex aquifolium, combining the big glossy leaf of one parent with the classic red berries and spined margins of the other. 'Hohman' is one of the finest of the group for the South: a large, dense, pyramidal evergreen carrying handsome dark green, serrated leaves and heavy crops of bright red fruit, building