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Is This An Olive Tree?

6 years ago

Is this an Olive Tree? It has slender leaves around ~2"-3" long and was found growing in a flower bed at a community site...


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  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    This is an Olea, with a generally differing appearance from Russian olive that is immediately discernible when a body knows both plants:

    https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Olive+Tree+Leaves&FORM=IRIBIP

    https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Russian+Olive+Leaves&FORM=RESTAB

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