Common names:
Russian Olive
Oleaster
Persian Olive
Senjed
Sinjhor

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Biennial
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8a
Leaves: Broadleaf
Fruit: Dehiscent
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Other
Flower Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other
Dynamic Accumulator: Co (Cobalt)
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Tolerates foot traffic
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Pollinators: Water
Miscellaneous: Carnivorous
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

full-grown tree in parkway

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