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02-04-2008, 08:17 AM
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| | | Round leaved Holly
I was walking my dog the other day and I came upon a holly bush that a large number of its leaves (which definatly are not new leaves) were smooth,round and had spikeless. They were slightly wavy but they did not look like the usual spiky holly leaves, that were elsewhere on the plant. I know the tree is definatly a holly tree (due to the other leaves) and also it is full of red berrys. All the branches are coming from the same trunk so i am pretty sure they are part of the same tree. Does anyone know why some of this holly's leaves have no spikes??
Poirot
P.S. I will try and get a picture up later today
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02-04-2008, 09:23 AM
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| | | Re: Round leaved Holly
Were the round leaves higher up the tree? Were they on one branch?
A photo would be useful.
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02-04-2008, 12:08 PM
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| | | Re: Round leaved Holly
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02-04-2008, 12:29 PM
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| | | Re: Round leaved Holly
Hi
the spiny leaves are to deter mammals from eating them but they are more expensive for the tree to produce.Some older trees do away with many of the spiny leaves as a few leaves being eaten isn't going to do as much damage as it would to a young low tree.
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02-04-2008, 06:31 PM
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| | | Re: Round leaved Holly
It looks like a Highclere Holly, Ilex x altaclarensis; our native Holly, I. aquifolium being one of the parent species. |
02-04-2008, 06:33 PM
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| | | Re: Round leaved Holly
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Originally Posted by wildlifesnapper  Hi
the spiny leaves are to deter mammals from eating them but they are more expensive for the tree to produce.Some older trees do away with many of the spiny leaves as a few leaves being eaten isn't going to do as much damage as it would to a young low tree.
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