(holly bark. ), alias holly bark. , a subtropical evergreen shrub or Ilex tree, with a height of 20m, dbh1m; Bark gray to gray-black; The leaves are thin leathery, oval-shaped, and shiny; Small flowers, yellow and white, fragrant; Dioecious, usually 4-7 flowers arranged in cymes, axillary or born on the branchlets of the current year, with spherical fruit, 6-8 mm in size and red when mature; The flowering period is from March to April, and the fruit is mature10-65438+February. [ 1] ? Born in evergreen broad-leaved forests and forest margins on hillsides at an altitude of 400 ~ 1 100 meters, they are generally born in wet and fertile mountain forest margins in the wild and on both sides of sunny slopes or valleys. I like warm and humid climate. Ilex macrophylla is distributed in the south of Yangtze River valley, Taiwan Province Province, Korea, Japan and other places.

Holly's flowers change from yellow to red. Hollyleaf with big leaves is thick and dense. Planting this tree on a lake or an open field can form a shady environment and produce the effect of multi-level rich scenery. It is an ideal ornamental tree species in gardens.

Chinese name tiedongqing Latin scientific name holly bark.

Don't call it holly bark, bear gall wood, silver incense, silver wood, mountain wind, red bear gall, and sheep don't eat it.