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Post by teasel on Aug 18, 2018 14:27:28 GMT
I was quite happy as I thought I had holly seedlings in my allotment, and I was going to transplant them into my developing boundary hedge. But I was very surprised when I recently dug one up to see an acorn. Research told me it's what most of you probably already know - Holm Oak  I'll still use them in my hedge, but coppice them if I live that long  |
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Post by rowanberry on Aug 19, 2018 20:06:27 GMT
I had to google Holm Oak, since it's not a tree I'm familiar with. I would have thought it was holly, too!
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Post by duncan74 on Sept 15, 2018 15:21:18 GMT
We have quite a lot of Holm Oak at Betteshanger Country Park in Kent, it can grow to quite a large size and is an evergreen oak, can you have it in a hedge?
Duncan
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Post by aeshna5 on Sept 15, 2018 15:29:58 GMT
You can grow it as a hedge. Quite common in the London area as a naturalised plant as Jays + Grey Squirrels disperse the acorns from park/garden trees.
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Post by teasel on Sept 16, 2018 22:44:00 GMT
when I say hedge, it's not a proper hedge, I'm just planting saplings and wildflowers that I come across along a very old fence to improve security and increase diversity. So far there are some hazels, some apple grown from seed and a couple of the oaks. If I am still around they will be coppiced but not with any aim of laying the hedge. The "hedge" is on the left of the photo - it was all a nettle / bramble / bindweed patch as can be seen on the right of the photo.  P1010213 by ann jonesThe holly acorn  P1010184 by ann jones, on Flickr |
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I'll still use them in my hedge, but coppice them if I live that long 
