Holly oak (Oercus holly)

Appearance: An evergreen deciduous tree, about height 20-25 meters. The crown is very wide and spread, especially in free-standing trees, very beautifully vaulted, often multi-part, because a short trunk can fork already low to the ground. Branches very thick, rather straight in the middle and upper part of the crown.

The bark is deep, dark brown or blackish in color, dividing into angular, shallow surfaces, Rather thin shoots, brown-gray, felted or woolly hairy. Also felt like donuts, about 2 mm in length.

The leaves have 4-10 cm in length and about 6 cm wide, are very different in shape and form of shore education, usually, however, oblong, ovate, with a slender tip and a rounded base, full-edge wavy or shallow indented. They look leathery and stiff, in which they resemble holly, shiny and dark green on the outside, under the bottom – permanently gray-felt,

Acorns in length 2-3 cm are half surrounded by a cup and clustered in two or three, Occurrence: The species is widespread in the Mediterranean area; dense forests have still been preserved in some places. In addition, it is planted as an ornamental tree in the vicinity, where winters are mild. Flowering period: June to July. Related species:

Turner Oak (Oak x Turneri) is a hybrid originating in England from the crossing of the holm oak with the native English oak (Quercus robur). However, this evergreen tree is rarely planted. Hungarian oak (Quercus trametto) occurs wild on the Balkan Peninsula as far as Hungary. Its leaves are obovate and short-tailed. It is often planted as a park tree. Pyrenean oak (Ouercuspyrenaica) has long, hanging shoots. The leaves have to 20 cm long and draw attention with very deeply cut bays and narrow flaps.