Botanical Name: Cordia boissieri
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Common Name: Texas Olive  
Plant photo of: Cordia boissieri
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree, Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

Green

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: Kathleen Moore
Photographer: Mountain States Nurse
  • Description

  • Notes

Large shrub or small tree grows to 10' x 10'. Leaves are large, leathery, coarse, and gray green. Showy white flowers have a yellow throat and are borne in clusters from spring to fall. Fruit is a small green egg resembling an olive and edible by birds. Native to south Texas and northern Mexico.