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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.
The vegetation is composed of 38 species of trees, including a grove of holm oaks and a grove of false pepper trees, as well as a meadow with lime trees. On one side there is an oval pond filled with water lilies and surrounded by poplars and plane trees, perhaps the most characteristic element of the park, from the old amusement park and ...
Humid oak grove with Cork Oaks. Forests of Holm oak (Quercus rotundifolia) form natural forests in most of the Mediterranean region as well as penetrating into the warmer sun-exposed areas and hillsides of the Atlantic region; they extend from sea level, with the subspecies ilex, to an elevation of 1400 metres, in some mountains and high plains ...
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 ...
Barcelona, capital of the autonomous community of Catalonia, is located in the Spanish Levante region, on the Mediterranean coast. It is located on a plain about 11 km long and 6 km wide, bounded on its sides by the sea and by the Sierra de Collserola —with the summit of Tibidabo (516.2 m) as its highest point— as well as by the deltas of the Besòs and Llobregat rivers. [5]
Allée of pleached lime trees at Arley Hall. Pleaching or plashing (an early synonym) [4] was common in gardens from late medieval times to the early eighteenth century, to create shaded paths, or to create a living fence out of trees or shrubs. [1] Commonly deciduous trees were used by planting them in lines. The canopy was pruned into flat ...
Chestnut oak Large Native Yes Quercus muehlenbergii: Chinkapin oak Large Native [7] Yes Quercus palustris: Pin oak Large Native Yes Quercus phellos: Willow oak Large Native Yes Quercus robur: Pedunculate oak Non-native Quercus robur 'Fastigiata' Fastigiate oak Large Non-native Yes Quercus rubra: Northern red oak Large Native Yes Quercus ...
Mountains of southern Arizona and New Mexico such as the Santa Catalina Mountains and the Chiricahua Mountains, for example, have a pine-oak woodland at an elevation of roughly 1,710–2,160 m (5,700 to 7,200 ft). Here, Q. hypoleucoides can be found as well as other species of oak trees such as the Q. arizonica, Q. emoryi, and Q. rugosa. [11]