Dwarf Chinese Holly, Rotunda Chinese Holly                I-leks kor-NU-ta

• Broadleaf evergreen shrub, 3-4 ft high by 6-8 ft across (ca. 1 x 2.5 m), compact, dense, mounded.  Leaves short-stalked with 5, rarely 7, spines, 4-10 cm long, lustrous dark green.   A female clone, but usually does not set fruit.
• Sun.  Very adaptable.
• Hardy to USDA Zone (6)7      Originated from seed in a nursery in Louisiana before 1930.
• Oregon State Univ. campus: west side of McAlexander Field House.
• Corvallis: north side of office building (OSU Foundation) on 35th St. near Western Blvd.