CATTON ARBORETUM

Quercus ilex

Common name: Holly Oak

Year planted: 2015

Country of origin: Spain and eastwards to Pakistan

Year introduced: Late 1500s

Description: A large evergreen Oak growing to over 20m in ideal conditions. A proportion of the leaves normally drop in spring as new ones start to emerge although in very cold conditions it can drop its leaves entirely in late winter. Leaves are glossy green above but downy below and narrowly oval in shape

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Tree number: 140
Quercus ilex (Holly Oak)