Olea europa 'Star of Crimea' Location:Small Fruit glossy and olive green

glossy and olive green

with a spread of 3-5 feet

Autumn Blaze Maple features showy clusters of red flowers along the branches in early spring before the leaves

Karpick Red Maple will grow to be about 40 feet tall at maturity

The fruits are showy gray drupes displayed from late summer to late fall

Olea europa 'Star of Crimea' Location:Small Fruit glossy and olive greenStar of Crimea Olive is from the Nikita Botanic Garden in the Ukraine. It is a valued for its flavourful early ripening fruit. The presence of a different olive cultivar for pollination is likely required. Olives can be hardy in coastal BC in protected locations with excellent drainage. They will benefit from mulching and added protection in cold snaps. Elsewhere they make easy and beautiful container specimens and houseplants or greenhouse plants in