Botanical Name: Olea europaea
Common Name: Olive
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an upright or spreading, multi-trunked tree, which forms a dense bushy rounded canopy if unpruned; with training, the plant develops a distinctive gnarled branch structure
Height 20-30'(40')
Spread 2/3-equal
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil tolerates most; prefers well-draining
Hardiness hardy (zones 8, 9, 11-24); thrive in hot inland locations
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite on squarish small stems, elliptic-oval or obovate; 1"-2" long, gray-green above, silver beneath, leathery
Flowers inconspicuous, greenish-white, in small axillary panicles; spring
Fruit a drupe; black, 1/2"-1" long, oval
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
a widely used accent tree for its picturesque form and gray foliage; commercial fruit tree; very messy; flower and fruit drop; develops adventitious stems from lateral roots
 
Landscape Care:
Watering an occasional deep soak – avoid wet heavy soils if installing large tree; smaller trees are more adaptable to heavy watering
Fertilizing little is required
Pruning head high and keep canopy thinned out; can bonsai tree
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Europe/Asia
Family: Oleaceae

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