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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 leaves are eaten by case moth caterpillars, but the tree is not particularly threatened by them. [9] In New Zealand, the caterpillar of the puriri moth has also been observed to feed on the tree's bark. [9] The tree is notably resistant to honey fungus. [13] The holm oak, along with the cork oak, is a protected tree by law in Portugal. [14]
All the different types of oak trees means there are options for just about any yard and growing condition. “Oaks are so diverse, with nearly 500 species of all shapes and sizes,” says author ...
Quercus baloot, the holm oak or holly oak is a rare species of oak that was described by Griffith in 1848. It is classified in subgenus Cerris and section Ilex . [ 2 ] It is native to the Himalayas from 1,000–3,000 metres (3,300–9,800 ft).
Quercus ilex L. – holly oak or holm oak – # southern Europe; Quercus kingiana Craib – south-Central China, Myanmar, and Thailand; Quercus kongshanensis Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen – China (Sichuan) Quercus lanata Sm. – woolly-leaved oak – # Himalayas, southeast Asia; Quercus leucotrichophora A.Camus – Banj oak, blackjack oak, grey oak ...
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; Quercus agrifolia, tree native to the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico
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 ...
An engineering group overseeing a new commercial and housing project off of Harrodsburg Road has offered to plant 116 trees after it razed four red oak trees it had promised to protect.