Ilex cornuta x aquifolium 'Edward J. Stevens' 25/7 Restock The anise trees

The anise trees

Photos courtesy of Sally and Andy Wasowski

well-behaved alternative for gardeners who prize native charm without overwhelming vigor

Summer is the season to notice Titi

a pincushion of white set among shining foliage

Ilex cornuta x aquifolium 'Edward J. Stevens' 25/7 Restock The anise treesIlex 'Edward J. Stevens' is the male companion to one of the most popular hollies in American gardens, and a robust evergreen quite apart from that role. The plant builds a dense, broadly pyramidal shrub or small tree, to fifteen feet and more, clothed in lustrous dark green leaves with only light spining. In spring the small white flowers open thick with pollen, and that pollen is the whole point. The story starts in the garden of Nellie R. Stevens