The position of the older holly trees is suggestive of their being in lines as if they are the remains of an internal 'hedge' planting.
These old holly trees were a feature of the wood as far back as the 1930s.
Rackham has shown that holly trees can live for three to four hundred years and therefore the old hollies could date from 1747.
An unusually predominant presence of holly trees, especially old holly trees, has already been remarked upon and may reflect a feature of the planting of the original 'Baroque' feature.
Now, they eat yew and rhododendrons, dogwood and birch, even thorny holly trees.
American holly trees look great planted in a landscape and the berries are a source of food for many bird species.
Unusual numbers of dead holly trees with senescent branches or main trunks; 2.
Here high up on the windswept hills, Joanna encounters ancient holly trees, which could be as old as 400 years.
The area was extensively planted by Abbot Lawrence Lowell and Wilfred Wheeler with rhododendrons, mountain laurel and holly trees, for which the reservation gets its name.
They named their effort the Sister Holly Garden Project, referring to the twin holly trees at the entrance to the farm.