| Other Name(s): |
AKA American Olive; Wild Olive |
| Category: |
Tree |
| Class: |
Perennial |
| Bark: |
Smooth, gray-brown, and dotted with numerous pale, warty lenticels |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Size: |
Small |
| Bloom Season: |
Spring |
| Fruit: |
Female plants produce dark blue or purple, olive-like drupes (single-stoned fruits) about 1/2" long that mature in the fall |
| Fragrance: |
Fragrant |
| Foliage: |
Leaves are simple, opposite, thick, leathery, and evergreen with smooth (entire) margins; they are a glossy, dark olive-green and are 2" - 4 1/2" long |
| Height: |
15 ft. - 25 ft. |
| Light Requirements: |
Full sun to partial shade |
| Soil Type: |
Found in maritime forests, along stream margins, in hammocks, and in inland sandy forests |
| Native Range: |
Southeastern United States, ranging from North Carolina to Florida and west to Mississippi, as well as Mexico and Central America |
| Photographer: |
William Khoury |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
(32.48683217°N, -83.92545628°W) |
| Bed(s): |
TREES - 2 Plant; |