Ilex Crenata Golden Gem Shrub

In spring and summer it bears sparse white flowers and in autumn it produces black fruits sparingly.

Ilex crenata golden gem shrub. It has small golden yellow leaves when young later turning yellow green. Ilex crenata sp have male and female flowers on separate plants golden gem is an all male cultivar so doesn t produce any fruit. Ilex crenata golden gem is a compact evergreen hardy shrub with glossy golden yellow leaves on purplish stems. Genus ilex can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs and trees with often spiny leaves small white flowers male and female usually on separate plants and on female plants showy berries in autumn details golden gem is a low growing compact dwarf evergreen shrub of spreading habit with small golden yellow leaves.

This shrub has attractive small dark green leaves and produces insignificant white flowers in spring followed by black fruits. Flowers and fruits sparingly produced. Golden gem golden gem is a low growing compact dwarf evergreen shrub of spreading habit. Ilex crenata commonly known as box leaved holly or japanese holly is a useful tough evergreen shrub that looks good all year round.

Ilex crenata commonly known as japanese holly or box leaved holly is a dense multi branched evergreen shrub with a rounded form that typically matures to 5 10 tall and as wide. It is native to forests thickets and mountain slopes in japan korea china and eastern russia sakhalin. Ilex crenata grows best in a sunny position or partial shade in well drained soil.