Olea Europaea ssp Africana - Wild Olive - Indigenous South African Tree - 10 Seeds Pepper Cress

Olea Europaea ssp Africana - Wild Olive - Indigenous South African Tree - 10 Seeds Pepper CressOlea 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

one of the better known German borage recipes is the Green Sauce made in Frankfurt

as they are harvested by hand

spirally arranged along the inflorescence axis in catkin-like racemes borne on spurs from old wood and even on the trunk (cauliflory)

is converted to ammonia

at first it is of normal size

fine fern-like foliage

resembling orange leaves (the scientific name aurantiifolia refers to this resemblance to the leaves of the orange

Grow one plant per 35cm hanging basket

the flavour is delightfully acidic

meaty and tender

Borage - 10 seeds

It performs very well in a variety of conditions