Ilex latifolia 'Alva' Canopy Trees but the fruit here sets

but the fruit here sets the cultivar apart: large

this is not the star anise of the spice rack

meaning "two-colored

Among the wild irises of North America

Ilex latifolia 'Alva' Canopy Trees but the fruit here setsIlex latifolia is the holly that stops people in their tracks, an evergreen tree carrying the largest leaves of any holly, glossy, leathery, and up to eight inches long, more like a magnolia or a loquat than the little prickly leaves most gardeners expect. The edges are finely serrated rather than spined, the surface a deep polished green, and on female trees such as 'Alva' tight clusters of small red berries stud the branches through fall and winter.