Today's #ThickTrunkTuesday mini series will be on the #HolmOak (Quercus Ilex)

I absolutely love the Holm Oaks growing in my neighbourhood here in #Eastbourne. It took me a while to notice them when we first moved, only slowly realising that these magnificent, beautiful trees were all the same species. I learned through a Facebook posts that they were holm oaks, which were first brought to the UK in the late 1500s, and became a popular seaside tree from the 1800s.

Dia da Árvore, Dia da Floresta (21Mar)
Comemoremos, pois, a efeméride, e ignoremos o olival intensivo ou as plantações de eucaliptos...
Azinheira na estrada de Brotas, Mora, Alentejo, 2007 Mar
#holmoak #Alentejo #photography