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  • 29-03-2008 2:26pm
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    inishindie
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    Hi I was in a park in Dublin this week. The trees were mainly bare but there was a line of evergreens that brightened the place up.

    Does anyone know the name of it please?

    Cheers

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    paulb
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    Evergreen Oak - aka Holm Oak (Quercus ilex), also called Holly Oak perhaps? I have one - the leaves on mine look at bit more pointy!


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    Alun
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    paulb wrote: »
    Evergreen Oak - aka Holm Oak (Quercus ilex), also called Holly Oak perhaps? I have one - the leaves on mine look at bit more pointy!
    That's what I thought too, initially, but the leaves aren't quite right as you point out, not pointy enough. There are a few other more obscure evergeen oaks as well, so maybe it's one of those?


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    inishindie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭inishindie


    Thanks paulb
    I looked at an image of the Holm oak and I agree with Alun that the leaves are not as pointy! The council in Dublin must have got their hands on a different variety. Details say the trees grow really big, these specimens look old but they must be well lopped back every so often. I wouldn't mind them in my garden as they are a bit of greenery and seem to be better behaved than a eucalyptus!

    Cheers


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