Pedunculosa Holly (Ilex pedunculosa)

Family: Aquifoliaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Ilex pedunculosa is an evergreen Shrub growing to 10 m (32ft) by 6 m (19ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5. It is in leaf all year, in flower in June, and the seeds ripen from October to November. The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). .

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - cooked. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity. — Young leaves - cooked.; Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.

Habitat & North American Range

Woods in mountains of Japan. Woodlands and the sides of streams in W. China. Broad-leaf woods, thickets, margins of woods on mountains at elevations of 1200 - 1900 metres in China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)