False Olive (Phillyrea angustifolia)

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  Erscheinungsbild

  Small tree or shrub commonly found in macchia vegetation.

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  Blätter

  Evergreen, elliptic or ovate leaves. Size: 1 to 7 cm. Leaves are green above, pale green below.

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  Blatt Oberseite

  Evergreen, elliptic or ovate leaves. Size: 1 to 7 cm. Leaves are green above, pale green below.

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  Blatt Unterseite

  Evergreen, elliptic or ovate leaves. Size: 1 to 7 cm. Leaves are green above, pale green below.

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  Blüten

  Flowering period: III to V. Inconspicuous pale green flowers, 0.8 to 1.2 cm in size.

Anwendung

Open country, open fields, public areas

Heimatgebiete

Southern Europe

Standortparameter

Light: full sun to sunny; soil: very dry to fresh; soil structure: normal to loose; soil depth: shallow to very deep; humus concentration: low to high, pH value: slightly acid to highly alkaline; nutrient concentration: low to high; soil: very dry to fresh.

Ansprüche

Does not tolerate stagnant moisture and compaction.

Frosthärte

down to -15 C°

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Height of growth: 2 to 3 m. Spread: 2.5 to 4 m. Small, round tree or multi-stem shrub with upright habit and closed crown.

Blätter

Evergreen, elliptic or ovate leaves. Size: 1 to 7 cm. Leaves are green above, pale green below.

Blüten

Flowering period: III to V. Inconspicuous pale green flowers, 0.8 to 1.2 cm in size.

Früchte

Round stone fruit. Dark blue or black when ripe.

Rinde

Young bark is olive, later light grey. The rough outer bark is pale grey.