Common Winterberry

Tagged as: Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Plants for Shady Sites, native, Intermediate Sized, Interesting Fruits of Trees & Shrubs, Four Season Landscape

Botanical name:  Ilex verticillata*
Common name:  Common Winterberry

Updated 10/2012

Click an image to enlarge.

Height: 6-10'  Spread: 6-10'  Habit/Form: Upright   Growth Rate: Medium  Zone:  3-9

Cultural Requirements:  Sun to part shade; prefers moist (to wet) acidic soil.  Tolerant of flooded area for extended periods of time.

Ornamental Characteristics: Dark, glossy green foliage, bright red, persistent fruit, maroon fall color, light gray stems; requires male and female plants for fruit set.

Uses in the Landscape: Use in a shrub border or mixed border

Birds Attracted: 20+ species including hermit thrush, thrashers, finches, and cardinal

Plant Appeal for Birds: Fruits ripen in fall and persist into winter

Aerial Salt Tolerance: Moderate degree of salt tolerance; use in low exposed areas

* Native to Midwest

Print

Related Articles

• Summersweet Clethra 74%

  Published in ArrayFour Season Landscape, Butterflies, Intermediate Sized, Plants for Shady Sites, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Summer-Flowering Trees & Shrubs, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Botanical Name: Clethra alnifolia Common Name: Summersweet Clethra Updated 3/2012 form flower Fall leaves Click on image to enlarge.Height:  6-8'  Spread:  4-6'  Habit/Form:  Oval to...

• American Hazelnut 62%

  Published in Plants for Shady Sites, native, Intermediate Sized, Interesting Fruits of Trees & Shrubs, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Botanical name:  Corylus americana*Common Name:  American Hazelnut Updated 3/2012   Form Leaf Leaf in fall   Fruit Catikin Bark Click on image to...

• Bayberry 62%

  Published in Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Intermediate Sized, Plants for Shady Sites, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
  Botanical Name: Myrica pensylvanica Common Name: Bayberry Updated 11/2012   Form Winter form Flower   Fruit Fruit in winter Bark Click an image to...

• Possum-haw 61%

  Published in Four Season Landscape, birds, Large Deciduous Shrubs, Midwest, native, Plants for Shady Sites, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Bonatical name:  Ilex deciduaCommon Name:  Possum-haw Updated 7/2012 Click on image to enlarge. Form Leaf Fruit Height: 10-15'+ Spread: 10-15' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Medium Zone:...

• Spicebush 61%

  Published in Four Season Landscape, butterfly, Large Deciduous Shrubs, Midwest, native, not favored by deer, Plants for Shady Sites, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Botanical Name:  Lindera benzoin *Common Name:  Spicebush Updated 10/2012   Click on image to enlarge Winter form Fall form Fall leaf   Fruit Bark Height:...

• Staghorn Sumac 49%

  Published in Four Season Landscape, Large Deciduous Shrubs, native, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds
  Botanical Name: Rhus typhinaCommon Name: Staghorn Sumac Updated 12/2012 Click on an image to enlarge form fruit fall color Height: 15-25' Spread: 15-30' Habit/Form: Large, suckering, colonizing shrub. Growth Rate: Fast ...