Quercus Ilex

Quercus ilex
Holly Oak, Holm Oak
Wide-spreading, large-trunked Oaks are known for their long life, strength and majestic beauty. They have many forms, but are mostly deciduous trees and some shrubs. Some like wet soil, while others prefer dry.

Quercus ilex Fagaceae
Holly Oak, Holm Oak KWER-kus I-leks
Evergreen tree, to 65(100) ft [20(30) m] tall, dense, rounded form. Bark gray, nearly smooth or finely scaly.

Quercus ilex. HOLM OAK, HOLLY OAK. Mediterranean
FAGACEAE (Oak or beech family) ...

Quercus ilex (Holly Oak)
4 (15)m, Holly Oak is an evergreen half hardy tree from rocky soils and is found throughout the Mediterranean region.

Quercus Ilex
Quercus Ilex - The best-known of Evergreen Oaks, and the most valuable for Britain.

(Quercus ilex LINN.)
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The Common, or British Oak, for many centuries the chief forest tree of England, is intimately bound up with the history of these islands from Druid times.

Acebo - Quercus ilex
Acebo menor - Ruscus aculeatus
Acedera - Rumex acetosa
Acederilla - Oxalis acetosella
Acederilla aleluya - Oxalis corniculata
Aceite de Argán - Argania spinosa
Aceite de Macassar - Schleichera trijuga
Aceituno - Olea europaea ...

Holly Oak [English]: Quercus ilex
Holly Olive [English]: Osmanthus heterophyllus
Holly Olive [English]: Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Sasaba'
Holly Olive [English]: Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Purpureus' ...

Phytophthora ramorum: Rhododendron, Viburnum, Camellia, Pieris, Kalmia, Leucothoe, Quercus ilex (holm oak), Fagus (beech), Larix kaempferi (larch)
Phytophthora kernoviae: Rhododendron, Magnolia, Quercus ilex, Fagus
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The hybrid Quercus × turneri (Turner's oak) can also be seen at Kew - a cross between the English oak (Quercus robur) and the holm oak (Quercus ilex).

Holly Oak, Holm Oak
Scientific Name: Quercus ilex L.
Synonym: Quercus smilax, Quercus sempervirens, Quercus montserratensis, Quercus marcetti
Family: Fagaceae ...

Quercus ilex Holm or Holly Oak[1]
Quercus suber Cork Oak[15][20]
Quercus virginiana Live Oak[1]
Robinia pseudoacacia Locust[20]
Salix Willow[15][24]
Salix alba 'Vitellina' Golden Willow[1]
Salix babylonica Weeping Willow[20] ...

See also: Ilex, Quercus, Oak, Evergreen, Holly