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Dec052012

Holm Oak

DateWed 2012-12-05

A large holm oak, Quercus ilex, on the bank of the large lake.

The leaves are evergreen and have small spines (indeed the names 'holm' and 'ilex' both derive from the leaves' similarity to holly):

And the bark looks like this:

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-12-03.

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