Olea europea Mission {Olive} natives

Olea europea Mission {Olive} nativesMission Olive is a hardy tree with silvery, grey green leaves and a beautifully structured trunk that produces small oval fruit that starts green and turns black when ripe. The Mission olive's fruit can be used for pickling and as a table olive and is widely used to make olive oil. With a dense, evergreen canopy, they make a perfect ornamental tree in the garden or in large pots on courtyards or patios. They are very useful for screening. Soil: Well

This species is long-lived and will produce scented flowers after 10-15 years

or large pots and containers

Nana rarely flowers though long

fast-growing shrub displays large spires of electric blue flower heads which tower above its silver

and its new foliage is maroon-bronze in cooler months

Plant into mounds in areas of heavy soil to facilitate drainage

Due to its size

preferably a friable loam with good aeration

If the soil isn't well drained

In summer Sublime produces an abundance of fluffy white flowers that will further develop into edible deep mauve berries

Size: Height 25m x width 8m

with shelter from cold