Ilex x koehneana ‘Chestnut Leaf’

A cross between our native I. aquifolium and the Asian I. latifolia. This is a female clone of this striking hybrid holly, bearing clusters of red fruit set in spiral fashion on the shoots amongst the long, broad spiny foliage, similar, as the name suggests, to a Castanea (Sweet Chestnut) leaf, if one uses one's imagination. Makes a conical large shrub or small tree eventually. Easy and hardy in most soils and situations, this holds an Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.