holm oak
holly oak
holm
Quercus ilex latin

The plant communities are often suites associated with Holm Oak.

Holm oak is found on xeric sites and Sweet chestnut grows at higher elevations.

Holm oaks and dotted with hills testify prior presence of holm.

Holm oak is found on xeric sites.

Holm Oaks are more common, growing in clarified forests where there are also large clearings, known locally as dehesas.

Several types of woods can be found in the area: trees include beeches and Cantabrian Holm Oaks.

Holm oak and tamarisk withstand the wind and salt spray and give shelter to the birds.

The flowers are catkins, produced between March and April, almost always before Holm Oak, which grows in similar areas.

The Holm Oak is one of the top three trees used in the establishment of truffle orchards, or truffieres.

Holm oak is damaging biodiversity in the United Kingdom, and is listed as an alien invader.