Holm Oak | Evergreen Oak | Quercus ilex | - Height 120-140cm - 12lt Climbers orange-yellow fruit

orange-yellow fruit

This small

and turning vivid orange and red in autumn

rounded tree of upright

or coastal

Holm Oak | Evergreen Oak | Quercus ilex | - Height 120-140cm - 12lt Climbers orange-yellow fruitQuercus ilex, or Holm Oak, is a large, evergreen tree, with fissured, black bark, and massive, dense, rounded crown. Leathery, glossy dark green leaves, grey and hairy underneath, resemble holly leaves when young, and become smooth edged when mature. Small, inconspicuous, yellowish green flowers grow in small clusters if female, and in dangling catkins if male and are followed by small acorns. Holm Oak grows best in rich, loamy, moist, well drained