Lusterleaf Holly             I-leks lat-i-FO-li-a

• Broadleaf evergreen tree/shrub, 20-25 ft (6-8 m), large shrub or a pyramidal tree, dense, stout branches, flat stems.  Leaves alternate, simple, thick, leathery, oblong, relatively large, 10-20 cm long, marginal coarse teeth, lustrous dark green, yellow-green below.  Flowes yellow-green, 4-parted.  Fruit dull red, 8 mm diam., borne in axillary clusters which almost surround the stem, hold into winter.
• Sun to part shade.  Does best in well-drained soil.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 7      China and Japan.
• latifolia: with broad leaves.
• Oregon State Univ. campus: north side Gilmore, near annex.