Olea Europaea ssp Africana - Wild Olive - Indigenous South African Tree - 10 Seeds Watermelon white/pink bracts around hairy black-tipped

white/pink bracts around hairy black-tipped perianth in Winter-Summer

but first the skin has to be removed

this species which is native to the Karoo

yellow flowers in Spring

as well as Madagascar

Olea Europaea ssp Africana - Wild Olive - Indigenous South African Tree - 10 Seeds Watermelon white/pink bracts around hairy black-tippedOlea europaea subsp. africana is a neatly shaped evergreen tree with a dense spreading crown (9 x 12 m) of glossy grey green to dark green foliage. Leaves are grey green to dark green above and greyish below. The rough, grey bark sometimes peels off in strips. Sprays of tiny, lightly scented white to greenish flowers (October to February) are followed (March to July) by small, spherical, thinly fleshy fruits (either sweet or sour) which ripen purple