Botany: dioecious plants: English holly

Self-tutoring about local plants: the tutor mentions English holly.

Some kinds of trees have separate sexes, so that any individual is either male or female. Such a species is described as dioecious: an example is English holly. The berries only occur on female trees.

On a side note, English holly is considered invasive in BC. I’ve seen it in the forest. Its berries are toxic.

Source:

bcinvasives.ca

woodlandtrust.org.uk

Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.

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