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Temperate warm areas of the northern hemisphere.
Habitus: Medium-sized tree, with a rounded crown, typical of Mediterranean areas. The bark is dark grey, then fissured. The root system develops with a main heart root and strong deep lateral roots.
Leaf: Thick leathery leaves, elliptic and ovate, entire-edged. Evergreen tree.
Flower: Male flowers are in pendulous catkins, female flowers singly or 2 together or in several short spikes, flowering in April-May.
Fruit: Fruit is a nut (acorn) surrounded by a bowl on the underside, ripens in late September, early October. Cap is slightly hairy when young.
They grow well in deep, humic, moderately moist soil. Sensitive to cold and thrive only in sheltered positions. Suitable for dry, rocky slopes. They tolerate pruning well.
Seeding, cuttings
Q. ilex ‘Rotundifolia’
Corythucha arcuata
Cerambyx cerdo
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