Northern olive
Chionanthus ramiflorus
family
Oleaceae
origin
Native
declaration
NIL
For information only
Common names
Native olive, Northern native olive, Northern olive.
A tree growing 3-25 m tall. Its trunk is covered in greyish or greyish-brown coloured bark. Its paired leaves (8-20 cm long) are hairless with bright green and shiny upper surfaces, and paler and duller undersides. Its small white or yellowish flowers are arranged in branches clusters (2.5-12 cm long) in the upper leaf forks. Its fruit (10-30 mm long) resemble a small olive and turn black or bluish-black as they mature.
Impact
Impact
The fruit from the northern olive are favoured by birds potentially leading to proliferation of the species in bushland
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
The fruit from the northern olive are favoured by birds potentially leading to proliferation of the species in bushland
