Quercus ilex, the Holm Oak, grows everywhere around the Croft.
It is an evergreen, and efficient at using the tough, dry moraine soil to extract nutrients. I know this because we just renewed an old cutting here at the Croft, and uncovered part of the root system of one tree. Here it is, three metres deep:
These trees will be here long after we have gone
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| A new leaf |
It is an evergreen, and efficient at using the tough, dry moraine soil to extract nutrients. I know this because we just renewed an old cutting here at the Croft, and uncovered part of the root system of one tree. Here it is, three metres deep:
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| Roots to success |
Even at this depth the roots are substantial:
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| Deep roots |
These trees will be here long after we have gone
