Quercus ilex Batch No:175500 crisp shape

crisp shape

has flowers of a rich red-purple and elegantly curved in bud

Multistemmed shrub or small tree with attractive peeling bark

An attractive

will quickly gain height and spread to form a naturalistic screen

Quercus ilex Batch No:175500 crisp shapeA large tree with attractive, corrugated bark and leathery evergreen leaves. It takes its name from holm, an ancient name for holly. The leaves are glossy, dark green above and pale whitish grey with dense short hairs below. Edible acorns in autumn. Slow growing and tolerant of regular pruning. Left to develop naturally, will eventually form a very large tree. Thrives in all well drained soils. Hardy.