Olea europaea ‘Arbequina’
Pronunciation: OH-lee-a yoo-ROH-pee-ah
| DESCRIPTION | A self-fruiting olive prized for its dark brown fruit with highly aromatic oil content and attractive, silvery green foliage. Highly adaptable, it produces abundantly in hot dry climates, and has shown increased hardiness over other varieties, withstanding temperatures as low as 5 degrees. Makes a beautiful specimen shrub or small tree. |
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| LIGHT | Full sun |
| WATERING | Once established, water if very dry. |
| BLOOMS | Inconspicuous spring flowers. |
| MATURE SIZE | Slowly reaches 35 to 40 ft. tall, 25 ft. wide. |
