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Winterberry

Genus: Ilex.

Species: Ilex verticillata.

You need a male and female plant in order to get berries. I bought one of each on 9-13-04 for $2.50 each from Envirotech. They were very small bushes. In 2007 I had a few berries but this summer I have a lot of berries. It's still only about 2' tall. It gets small white blooms in June-July. This shrub can get to 10' tall. It's native to Ohio. It likes sun to part shade.

Photos of this plant

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