Especially lovely when planted near water
or low hedges and screens in informal
persisting on bare branches in winter
deciduous shrub or small tree with a dense
It is susceptible to diseases and doesn’t tolerate frost
Olive Tree | Olea Europea 1/2 Std - 255-265cm, 400lt Fruit Trees Especially lovely when planted nearOlea Europea is one of the worlds oldest cultivated plants with Mediterranean origin. Its a wonderful, slow growing, long lived, evergreen tree of very attractive habit and spreading crown, with gnarled, twisted trunk and silvery foliage. The elliptic leaves are grey green, silvery underneath. Tiny, fragrant, white flowers are followed by small, olive rich, plum like fruits, harvested when they are green or purple. Fruits are not edible directly from