Grid reference | ST 17828 76566 |
Common name | Highclere holly |
Origin | Garden origin |
Deciduous | No |
Status | GB Champion 2023 |
Missing tag | 1804 |
Height | 14M November 2015 |
Height | 14M January 2023 |
Girth | 114cm @ 0.5M November 2015 |
Girth | 231cm @ 0.9M January 2023 |
Reference | 341 |
This tree is on the west side of Southern woodland east, at the junction of three paths.
General tree description
Ilex x altaclerensis 'Nigrescens', Highclere holly, is a cross between I. aquifolium and I. perado. It grows to around 10 metres tall and has broad glossy leaves with no spines or with a small number of sharp teeth. As a male holly it produces no fruits.