Ilex verticillata 'Chrysocarpa'       0

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Biological type: shrub
Frost resistance: 5ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: white
Reproduction mode: dioecious plant that bears only either female flowers or male flowers on the same plant

Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 11,8ft x 11,8ft
Sun exposure: part sun (Sun hours: >3h <6h
Foliage: deciduous
Growth: slow
Flowering time from June until June
Ripe fruits from November until January

Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 20%Compost+40%Clay+40%Sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Trees; forestry plate, forestry pot 3L, container 6L, container 55L, container 110L, container 240L
Propagation is done by cuttings

SPRING Soak the seeds in warm water of 86°F for 24h (Change the water every 12 hours) until the seeds swell. Keep in refrigerator at 39°F for 8 weeks in humid substrat. Sow the seeds at 3mm depth in the Acid Substrate between 59-68°F. Germination is done outdoors, keep the substrate moist and in daylight. The seeds germinate in 8-100 weeks.

Germination references
- Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and, Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Baskin, Carol & Baskin, J.M. 2014 pag. 1-1586. DOI


Germination references for the genus
- Three levels of simple morphophysiological dormancy in seeds of Ilex (Aquifoliaceae) species from Argentina, Galìndez, Guadalupe and Ceccato, Diana and Bubillo, Rosana and Lindow-López, Lucìa and Malagrina, Gisela and Ortega-Baes, Pablo and Baskin, Carol C. Seed Science Research 2018 Vol. 28(2) pag. 131-139. Address
- USDA Forest Service's Woody Plant Seed Manual, John K. Francis and Craig D.Whitesell. 2008. Address