1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Asia
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Well Drained, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands
Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm1,370.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Black
Light Green, Gray Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Gray
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Gray
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Salt
Wet Site, Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently
Water daily during growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leafminers, Mites, Nematodes, Red blotch, Root rot, Tar spot
Aphids, Insects
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bugs, Insects, Sawfly
Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Nausea, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Cottage Garden
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Cramps, Dermatitis
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Bark, Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ILEX crenata
ALEURITES moluccanus
7.2 Common Name
Box Leaved Holly
Beehive Japanese Holly
Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui
7.2.1 In Hindi
Japanese Holly
Aleurites moluccanus
7.2.2 In German
japanische Holly
Lichtnussbaum
7.2.3 In French
houx japonais
Aleurites moluccana
7.2.4 In Spanish
acebo japonés
Aleurites moluccanus
7.2.5 In Greek
Ιαπωνικά Holly
Aleurites moluccanus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Holly japonês
Nogueira-de-iguape
7.2.7 In Polish
japoński Holly
Nogueira-de-iguape
7.2.8 In Latin
Holly Italica
Aleurites moluccanus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Aquifoliales
Euphorbiales
8.5 Family
Aquifoliaceae
Euphorbiaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Aleuritideae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Crotonoideae
8.10 Number of Species