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//Olea// Oleaceae

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 * Photo of whole plant || photo of leaves ||
 * photo of bark || photo of reproductive part ||

Classification:
Oleaceae/Olea/O. europaea

Family characteristics:
the flowers the tree produces are small and white. they are usually born on the previous years wood. the fruit produced by these flowers, olives, are small drupes usually 1-2 centimeters long. they are usually harvested when they are purple or green. canned olives however, are canned with preservites that turn them black

Size:
typical olive trees are short, and usually do not exceed 26-49 feet in height (8-15 meters). the trunk of the tree is typically twisted and gnarled. the leaves are long and slender, usually meausuring about 4-10 centimeters in length, and 1-3 in width

Identifying features:
small and slender leaves white flowers black fruit grayish trunk short compared to other trees

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