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Olea europaea

Accession Count: 32
Common Name: mission olive
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Family Name: Oleaceae
Botanical Name: Olea europaea
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Cultivar: 'Mission'
Characteristics: 'Mission' olive trees can grow 40 to 50 feet tall.
Compound: Ole eur Mis
Geographic Origin: California
Ecozone Origin: Palearctic
Biome Origin:
Natural History:
Cultivation Notes: See Olea europaea European Olive.
Ethnobotany: The 'Mission' olive is recognized as an American cultivar that
evolved from the 'Cornicabra' cultivar of Olea europaea brought over from Spain by missionaries. Its fruit are often picked ripe and dry salt cured to produce black olives.
Height: 20 - 50 feet
Width: 20 - 50 feet
Growth Rate: Slow Growing
Grow Season: Summer
Flower Season: Spring
Color: Cream
Function:
Spread: Spreading
Allergen: Allergenic
Invasive: Invasive
Toxicity: Benign
Hardy: Hardy
Water Use: Low water Use
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