Olea europaea
Olive Tree
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Common Name: Olive Tree
Latin Name: Olea europea
Soil: Fertile well drained soil (Sandy loam-based compost if kept in a container)
Position: A sunny, sheltered border or against a south facing wall.
Flowering period/colour: Summer/Fragrant, creamy white flowers
Fruit: Ovoid or rounded, green fruits which ripen to black.
Olea europea is a small evergreen tree with silvery-green foliage commonly found in the Mediterranean area. This traditionally long-lived plant forms a small tree ideally placed in sunny border, against a south facing wall or kept in a container on the patio. When fruits are produced after a long hot summer they will change from green to black as they ripen.