Ilex x koehneana (Ilex latifolia x I. aquifolium) ‘Hohman’ prophouse Belonging to the family Cyrillaceae

Belonging to the family Cyrillaceae

Carolina silverbell is one of the loveliest of the small native trees of the Southern woods

opening a spring blaze of bright orange

often past the first frost

Ilex x koehneana (Ilex latifolia x I. aquifolium) ‘Hohman’ prophouse Belonging to the family CyrillaceaeIlex x koehneana, the Koehne or chestnut leaf holly, is a bold hybrid between the Asian lusterleaf holly, Ilex latifolia, and the European holly, Ilex aquifolium, combining the big glossy leaf of one parent with the classic red berries and spined margins of the other. 'Hohman' is one of the finest of the group for the South: a large, dense, pyramidal evergreen carrying handsome dark green, serrated leaves and heavy crops of bright red fruit, building