Poplar and holly are not the same plant.

One, different morphological characteristics

1, holly morphological characteristics: gray or light gray bark, with longitudinal grooves, light green branches, glabrous. Leaves are thin leathery, narrowly elliptic or lanceolate, apex acuminate, base cuneate, margin shallowly rounded serrate, dry reddish brown, glossy. Petals purplish red or lavender, rolled outward. Fruit ellipsoid or subglobose, deep red at maturity.

2, boxwood Morphological characteristics: shrub or small tree, 1-6 meters high; branches terete, longitudinally ridged, gray-white; branchlets tetragonal, completely pubescent or glabrous on both sides. Leathery leaves, broadly elliptic, broadly obovate, elliptic or oblong, brightly foliated, midvein prominent, usually finely hairy in lower part. Inflorescences axillary, capitate, dense, male flowers ca. 10, sessile.

Exterior sepals ovoid, inner sepals suborbicular, 2.5-3 mm long, glabrous, stamens with anthers 4 mm long, sterile pistil with rods, apex inflated; pistil sepals 3 mm long, ovary slightly longer than style, glabrous. Capsule subglobose. Fl. in Mar. and fr. in May-Jun.

Two, different growth habits

1, holly growth habit: holly is a subtropical tree species. It likes the warm climate, there is a certain degree of cold resistance. Suitable for growth in fertile, moist, well-drained acidic soil. It is more tolerant of shade, germination and pruning. Very resistant to carbon dioxide. Often found in mixed forests on mountain slopes, it is born in broad-leaved evergreen forests and forest edges on mountain slopes at altitudes of 500 to 1,000 meters.

Meanwhile, holly is also suitable for solitary planting on lawns, where it can be planted in doorways, walls and along garden paths, or scattered on overlapping rocks and hills. Holly is often taken from old stakes or suppressed growth to dwarf it for use in bonsai making.

2, poplar growth habit: poplar like fertile loose loamy soil, slightly acidic soil or slightly alkaline soil can be adapted to, and can grow in lime soil. Potted plants can be mixed with mature field soil or decayed leaf soil, adding an appropriate amount of chaff ash. It tolerates sun and shade and maintains good growth in average indoor and outdoor conditions.

In prolonged shade, the foliage stays green but tends to lead to long or weak branches. It is moist and resistant to rainy weather for about a month, but it should be avoided for a long time. Drought tolerant, as long as the topsoil or potting soil is not completely dry, no unusual behavior.

Three, the distribution range is different

1, holly distribution range: holly is distributed in the two hemispheres of the tropics, subtropical to temperate regions, mainly produced in Central and South America and tropical Asia.

2, poplar distribution: Jiangsu, Gansu, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui, Shandong provinces and regions.

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