Ashes, Olives & Allies

Broad-leaved Mock Privet Common Olive Golden Jasmine Manna Ash



Olive Family - Oleaceae

Common Olive      Olea europaea

Native throughout the Mediterranean Region, south to South Africa and East to China. A common component of taller maquis habitats and very commonly cultivated commercially.

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Broad-leaved Mock Privet      Phillyrea latifolia

Native throughout the Mediterranean Region.

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Golden Jasmine      Jasminum mesnyi

Native from central China south to Vietnam. Widely cultivated as an ornamental, especially in the Mediterranean Region.

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Tree Privet      Ligustrum lucidum

Native from central China south to Vietnam. Widely cultivated as an ornamental, especially in the Mediterranean Region and often plated as a street tree.

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Manna Ash      Fraxinus ornus

(Flowering Ash) Native to southern and eastern Europe, eastwards to the Caucasus and Turkey.

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Narrow-leaved Ash      Fraxinus angustifolia ssp. oxycarpa

Native throughout much of the Mediterranean Region and eastwards through the Black Sea area to the Caucasus and Pakistan. A deciduous tree, to around 15m in height. Flowers petalless, male and female on separate trees. Winter buds brown, lighter than those of our native ash. Leaves with very narrow, well-toothed leaflets that are slightly hairy along the veins beneath.

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