QUODITCH EDUCATION DEVON

 QUODITCH MOOR NATURE RESERVE

TREES

HOLLY
Ilex Aquifolium (Aquifoliaceae)

"Winter now has bared the trees,
Killed with tiny swords the jolly
Leafage that mid-summer sees,
But left the ivy and the holly."
(Ivor Gurney - Carol)

Name origins

believed to be the "Holy plant" supposedly because Jesus walked upon it on his way to the cross, the drops of his blood turned into berries.

Shape,

Height,

Bark,

Leaves

History,

Uses

Practical

Herbal

Mythology and tradition


 

 

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