What does holly look like?

Holly tree is holly family, holly a plant, in our country often used to do garden ornamental tree species, then holly long what kind of it?

1. What does holly look like?

Holly tree is an evergreen tree, bark is generally gray black, leaves are elliptic, lanceolate or sparse oval, young leaves petioles and main veins have villous, flowers are lilac or purple, fruit is long spherical, mature red, generally flowering in April-June, fruit period in July-December.

2. The growth habits of holly tree

Wild holly tree is born in the evergreen broad-leaved forest on the hillside at an altitude of 500-1000 meters. It is planted all over the country at present. holly is a subtropical tree species, which likes warm climate and has certain cold resistance.

It is suitable for fertile, moist and well-drained acidic soils. More resistant to damp, strong germination, resistant to pruning. Resistant to carbon dioxide.

3. The main value of holly

1. Watch

Can be planted in courtyards, roads, parks, as a green ornamental plants;

2. Process

The tough wood of holly can be used to make toys, carvings, tool handles, brush backs, and combs.

3, medicinal

Ilex bark and seeds for medicinal use, as a tonic, and has a strong antibacterial and bactericidal effect; leaves have the effect of clearing heat and removing dampness, swelling and pain, for pneumonia, acute throat inflammation, dysentery, biliary tract infection, external treatment burns, leg ulcers, dermatitis, eczema, foot and hand skin cracks, etc.