Evergreen tree or shrub up to 10m tall, with grey bark, smooth at first. Leaves oval, usually spiny, leathery, dark green. Flowers 4-petalled, white, often purplish, in clusters, male and female on different trees; May-August. Fruit is a red berry. Familiar spiky shrub, present in woodland strip. Spotters' score: 3 ref: p.36/2 |
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