Holly

Quercus ilex

Fagaceae · broadleaf · introduced

Quick Facts

Height

82 ft

Spread

65 ft

Growth Rate

Slow

Light

Full Sun to Shade

Soil

Moist

Water

Moderate

Hardiness

Zone Zones 7a–8b

Bloom Time

April to May

Origin

southern Europe and northwest Africa (Mediterranean

Diseases (17)

Several factors Red Leaf Spotting

Phytophthora leaf & twig blight

Green algae Green Algae

Many commercial Boron Deficiency

Cytospora canker Cytospora Canker

Microstroma album Frosty Mildew

Ganoderma applanatum Ganoderma Root and Butt Rot

Pseudoinonotus dryadeus Inonotus Root and Butt Rot

Taphrina spp. Leaf Blister

Phoradendron villosum Mistletoe (a True Mistletoe)

Neonectria ditissima Nectria Canker

Podosphaera aphanis var. aphanis Powdery Mildew

Inonotus dryophilus White Pocket Rot (Piped Rot)

Various species including Colletotrichum acutatum, C Anthracnose

Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot

abiotic (drought, heat stress) or bacterial (Xylella fast... Leaf Scorch

Phytophthora ramorum Sudden Oak Death