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Mountain Winterberry at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Borough: Brooklyn
Community Board: 55/Prospect Park
Designated: 1985

Tree Details

Species: Mountain winterberry (Ilex ambigua Var. Monticola)
Height: 38.54 Feet
Trunk Diameter 27.5 Inches
Average Canopy Spread 28 Feet

The mountain winterberry, located on the south side of the Rock Garden, is among the 12,000 plants that were advertised when the Brooklyn Botanic Garden was founded in 1910.

Location

Brooklyn Botanic Garden
South side of the Rock Garden

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