Olea
Olive tree · also Fruiting olive, Oliveleaf, Small fruit olive
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Olea is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs native to warm temperate and tropical regions. The most familiar species, Olea europaea (Olive Tree), grows up to 15-20 meters tall with a gnarled trunk and silvery-green leaves. It is slow-growing and can live for hundreds of years, thriving in dry, rocky, and well-drained soils, making it a hardy choice for urban settings.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1200.08%7.8 yr12 in
- 810.06%3.3 yr3.0 in
- 570.70%——
- 90.00%—3.1 in
- 50.00%——
- 30.00%—9.8 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 25–30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Soil
- Well-drained, Rocky, Sandy
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.0 in, mean 6.8 in, 90th percentile 15 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Kwazulu Natal-Cape coastal forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- South Arabian fog woodlands, shrublands, and dune
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests
Other Olea in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
