Olive Tree – Olea europaea

SKU: N/A Category: Specimen Plants Tags: Berries/Fruit, Evergreen, Flowering, Full Sun, Spring, Summer

The olive tree, Olea europaea, is an attractive, slow-growing evergreen of Mediterranean origin. It forms a rounded head of small, silver-grey leaves and is tolerant of hot, dry conditions. Tiny creamy-white flowers appear in summer, followed by small, round green olives that ripen to black. In the Mediterranean olive trees are cultivated widely for their fruits.