#quercus ilex

[vikikollerova]

The Holly Oaks

X/21

[biosemiotica]

November 2021

Holm oak (Quercus ilex)

And several Oleander pink flowers under a warm Autumn light

[vertigo1871]

Seven hundred years old, sacred to Hekate, soft, obscure, psychopomp

Ilice di Carrinu, Sicily

[diaphanee]

The biggest Quercus Ilex I've seen so far : O (featuring tiny me to get the sense of the scale)

[biosemiotica]

17/12/2021

Evergreen oak acorns (Quercus ilex)

Native to the Mediterranean region

And some firebug insects (Pyrrhocoris apterus)

[greengardengremlin]

52. Quercus ilex — Holly Oak

Family: Fagaceae

Type: Evergreen tree

Avg. Height & Width: 40'–50'

Leaf: 

Dark green

White underneath

Alternate

Intermittent spines on margin

1"–3"

Flower:

Yellowish- green

Tassel-like

Blooms late spring

Fruit:

Acorn

Dark brown

½"–¾"

Matures in summer

Bark:

Light gray

Wildlife: 

Squirrels

Mammals

Birds

Plant Factor: M/L

Irrigation Group: 2

Pests & Diseases: 

Anthracnose

Drippy oak

Root rot

Phytophthora ramorum

Aphids

Mites

Scales

Spider mites

Resistant to armillaria

Resistant to verticillum

Misc. Notes:

Upright habit for first 15–20 years before rounding and broadening

100–200 year lifespan

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