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Holm Oak
Quercus ilex
Species: Quercus ilex
Common names:
Holm Oak
Holly Oak
Evergreen Oak
Mediterranean Oak,
Derwen fythwyrdd (Welsh)
An evergreen oak tree, with leaves that are not the typical oak leaf shape. The young leaves look similar to Holly.
It does shed the previous-year leaves in May/June.
Introduced to UK in the 1500’s, so non-native, but it still supports plenty of wildlife
Dibbinsdale
Location:
https://w3w.co/storm.keeps.lands
53.337767, -2.983437
On left side of track, a short distance past lodge cottage
This specimen is very noticeable by its very rugged trunk
There is another specimen on the other side of the track but is not as grand
young Holly like leaves
Location : next to track from park entrance to Rangers Office.
all photos © Colin Armstrong-Liles
For more information
Woodland Trust
Trees and Shrubs Online is the International Dendrology Society’s web-based encyclopaedia
https://www.treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/quercus/quercus-ilex/
Coombes, A. & Cameron, R. (2021), 'Quercus ilex' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/quercus/quercus-ilex/). Accessed 2023-08-03.
GB Non-native Species Secretariat (NNSS)
https://www.nonnativespecies.org/non-native-species/information-portal/view/2958
Other Examples
Mayer Park
A great example not crowed by other trees.
https://w3w.co/puzzle.native.fries
53.351323, -3.00287
Note the location given may need fine tuning.
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