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Quercus ilex, the holm oak, [2] [3] also (ambiguously, as many oaks are evergreen) evergreen oak, [4] is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the section Ilex of the genus, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] with acorns that mature in a single summer.
Quercus ilex subsp. rotundifolia (Lam.) O.Schwarz ex Tab.Morais Quercus rotundifolia , the holm oak or ballota oak , [ 4 ] is an evergreen oak native to the western Mediterranean region , with the majority of the population in the Iberian Peninsula and minor populations in Northwest Africa.
Quercus ilex, more often called holm oak; See also. Holly oak (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 11 November 2024, at 22:49 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Quercus sect. Ilex was first established by John Claudius Loudon in 1838. It has also been treated as a subgenus, under the name Quercus subg. Heterobalanus Oerst., and as subsection. Members may be called ilex oaks. [1] Like all species of Quercus, those of section Ilex are trees or shrubs with acorn-like fruit.
Holm oak may refer to: . Quercus ilex, tree native to South and Southeast Europe and parts of France; Quercus rotundifolia, tree native to the Iberian Peninsula and Northwest Africa
Live oak was widely used in early American butt shipbuilding.Because of the trees' short height and low-hanging branches, lumber from live oaks was used in curved parts of the frame, such as knee braces (single-piece, L-shaped braces that spring inward from the side and support the deck), in which the grain runs perpendicular to structural stress, making for exceptional strength.