Acorns, but not oak...

[spandit]

Found a load of this plant that had been cut down recently & noticed it had acorns but looked nothing like oak:

Any ideas?

 

[seatarp]

I think it's a Holm oak.

quercus ilex

 

[spandit]

Thanks, the pictures in my tree book show the leaves as more like holly but does say mature trees have smoother leaves - perhaps these were upper branches

 

[santaman2000]

Do you have pictures of the bark?

 

[woodspirits]

Thanks, the pictures in my tree book show the leaves as more like holly but does say mature trees have smoother leaves - perhaps these were upper branches

spot on spandit, the mature holm oak has glossy ovate leaves but young trees and suckered shoots carry the spiney holly like leaves

 

[ocean1975]

Holm oak for sure,i think lol.

 

[Harvestman]

There are probably more species of oak worldwide than any other genus of tree. We just don't see many of them in the UK.

 

[spandit]

I'll come clean. These were at the side of a road next to a large building site & a load of logs. They were there for quite a while until I rescued them. Not sure if the wood is from the same tree, though. Will take pictures of the bark tomorrow if I have time

 

[21st century pict]

Spot on Holm oak,There’s one just outside here and I just went out to look at the underside of the tree leaves for identification but it is the bark that is the dead giveaway for Holm Oak so until an image of the dark .......defiantly at least 99.9% sure.

 

[spandit]

Spot on Holm oak,There’s one just outside here and I just went out to look at the underside of the tree leaves for identification but it is the bark that is the dead giveaway for Holm Oak so until an image of the dark .......defiantly at least 99.9% sure.

Here you go, then: