Ilex latifolia 'Alva' Canopy Trees and made the bark a

and made the bark a favorite of Native peoples for cordage

or a pollinator garden

where the arching branches and pink brushes draw hummingbirds and bees through the heat of summer

Among the wild irises of North America

into a generous clump

Ilex latifolia 'Alva' Canopy Trees and made the bark aIlex latifolia is the holly that stops people in their tracks, an evergreen tree carrying the largest leaves of any holly, glossy, leathery, and up to eight inches long, more like a magnolia or a loquat than the little prickly leaves most gardeners expect. The edges are finely serrated rather than spined, the surface a deep polished green, and on female trees such as 'Alva' tight clusters of small red berries stud the branches through fall and winter.