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Oleaceae
Olive Flower
Olea europaea
Peace, wisdom, and victory.
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Olea
- Native to
- Mediterranean region
- Bloom season
- Late Spring
- Type
- evergreen tree
- Height
- 15-50 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, rocky, alkaline
- Water
- low; very drought-tolerant
- Hardiness
- 8-11
- Lifespan
- perennial; can live over 2,000 years
Did you know
- The tiny fragrant flowers are mostly wind-pollinated, and a single tree can produce half a million blooms in a season.
- Olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem have been carbon-dated to approximately 900 years old.
- An olive branch was carried by a dove to Noah in the Bible, establishing it as the universal symbol of peace.
- Olympic athletes in ancient Greece were crowned with wreaths of wild olive from a sacred tree near Olympia.
- An olive tree can regrow from its root system even after being cut to the ground or burned by fire.
Color meanings
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peace
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wisdom
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prosperity