Ilex mitis Bonsai Tree Seeds (African Holly) - Indigenous

Family: Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Common names: African holly, Cape holly

The African holly has attractive bark and berries. It grows throughout the country, making it suitable for colder, frosty gardens and for Bonsai throughout South Afica.

Description
An evergreen tree, with a  rounded canopy. It lends itself to various styles of bonsai. We'll supply you with all the diffrent styles that can be used. Bark on the young tree is a pale grey-brown with patches of white, smooth with fine, transverse ridges and yellow- brown corky specks. As the tree becomes older it becomes evenly whitish grey with dark, and rough spots.

Young twigs are a reddish purple colour. The lance-shaped, simple, alternate leaves are a shiny dark green and are carried on plum-coloured stalks. They are pointed, sometimes curled tips and wavy, sometimes slightly toothed margins. The plum-coloured leaf stalks help to identify the tree. The midrib is sharply impressed above and prominent below.

The small white, sweetly scented flowers are borne in spring or early summer.

The bid amount is for 1 Seed

We'll supply you with all the germination & care instructions plus a FREE e-book with everything you'll ever need to know about the art of bonsai.