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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]
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).
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 ...
In higher regions, as one ascends the mountains, they yield to beech forests; at the bottom of the valleys they are replaced by ash trees and hazel tree groves. There are two main types of oak: the pedunculate oak and the sessile oak (Quercus petraea). The latter extends furthest into the interior and highest in elevation, but plays a secondary ...
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 ...
A 200-year-old Quercus ilex (holm oak) tree known as "Old Homer" is located near to the park's pedestrian entrance at Fairy Glen. [3] [1] [6] Famous for growing at a 45-degree angle from the ground, which makes it easy for children to climb, it is said to have been well loved by generations of local people.
Holly oak is a name that has been used for species of oak with spiny leaf margins, and may refer to: Quercus coccifera , more often called kermes oak Quercus ilex , more often called holm oak