On 2009-06-07 18:32:26 +0100, Pam Moore said:

On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 08:55:49 +0100, Sacha wrote:
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I've just heard from David Poole who says he can't be 100% sure but
thinks these are Olea exasperata, the dune or coastal olive.
Apparently they're not one of the edible olives and tend 'to form
scrubby growth rather than developing into a proper tree', according to
David. According to one online source I found, they're growing
extensively in the Steenbok Nature Reserve.
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Well thanks Sacha and David. Not encouraging that I've been
cherishing my olive for 40 years, though keeping it small, and now it
may not have edible fruit. Oh well! They say olives don't ripen in
this country anyway. Mine has healthier looking, attractive-coloured
foliage, as Sacha's photos.

Pam in Bristol

I think it's probably one of those things that's 'interesting' to plant
but no more than that.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon