| Scientific Name: | Olea europaea |
| Common Name: | hardy olive |
| Family Name: | Oleaceae |
| Origin: | Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 5 - 7m x 7 - 10m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Irregular, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - horizontal, Vase |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Small garden/space, Summer interest, Urban agriculture |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Opposite, Leathery, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Elliptic, Oblong, Entire |
| Flowers: | Raceme, White, Jun-Jul |
| Fruit: | Drupe, Edible, Green, Purple, Red, Black, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves opposite, elliptic-oblong, most 4-7(-10)cm long x 1-2(-3)cm wide, waxy, silvery green, petioles 2-5mm long; flowers small, white, feathery, arise in axils of previous year's wood; drupes green and may turn red or purple to black, oval, most 1-3cm long. Winter ID: buds opposite on four angled stem; immature olives may be present. | |