tree id please

[Martyn Amos]

parked in a grounds of a localish hospital yesterday and spotted a tree and thought whats that?

large tree with masses of leaves,very dark green[looks evergreen]

the leaves remind me of holly,but not so prickly,they look like holly and the texture is the same,as above very dark green,but very light under,there are a slight few spikes on the ends of leaves

 

is it a kind of holly:001_huh:

 

 

[showoffsummer]

im going for ilex latifolia, I could be very wrong though!

 

cheers ciaran glyde

[Martyn Amos]

thanks:thumbup:

is that the only name for it,or is there another name which i could read:lol:

[Martyn Amos]

im going for ilex latifolia, I could be very wrong though!

 

cheers ciaran glyde

 

thanks ciaran

you may be right,i just searched the name ilex latifolia and some pics came up and they looked very similar,also some had berries and looked like holly.

[VEG]

do you mean laurifolia as i cant find latifilia in my book

[RobArb]

its not ilex latifolia - Tarajo, the leaves aren't big enough

 

A few questions

 

What was the bark like?

What are the buds like?

What is the bud arrangement on the stem?

Do the leaves give off a distinctive smell when crushed?

 

 

Have you got any more pics or pics less blurry?

 

I'll do my best to ID it for you:biggrin:

[RobArb]

At the moment possible suspects could be

 

Ilex dipyrena - Himalayan Holly

Ilex x beanii - A cross between the Himalayan and our own native holly

 

 

It could even be a Prunus caroliniana but i doubt it if you say its got berries like Holly

[armybloke]

It could be Quercus ilex (Holm Oak) as the leaves do have the 'spikes' when immature. Look for acorns - they will be tiny so look carefully.

[Martyn Amos]

do you mean laurifolia as i cant find latifilia in my book

 

those tree id books from lidl are not the best craig:lol:

[RobArb]

It could be Quercus ilex (Holm Oak) as the leaves do have the 'spikes' when immature. Look for acorns - they will be tiny so look carefully.

 

Good call:thumbup:

 

but is has been mentioned about berries which the Holm Oak does not have