Quercus Ilex - Holm Oak: Information and Pictures from Plant Encyclopedia

Quercus Ilex - Holm Oak
Type	Tree, Evergreen
Size	Large Tree
Form	Rounded - Tree
Colours	Grey Foliage
Care	Some maintenance required
Hardiness	Frost hardy
Growth	Medium growing

This large tree will slowly but surely become a bruiser so don’t plant it in a small garden unless you prepared to cut it back regularly. The small silver grey leaves are similar to olive, yet the tree itself is oak-like in stature and form and far hardier than olive.

Cultivation tips: Good on all well drained soils, including shallow chalk and sand, the Holme oak flourishes in exposed coastal locations where it is often grown for shelter or trimmed to shape. The eventual size of the tree makes it suitable for the largest of gardens as a specimen or evergreen boundary plant. can be pruned and grown as a hedge.