Botanical Name: Dodonaea angustifolia
Common Name: Sand Olive

 

Use: Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Large shrub to small tree
Flower Colour : Yellow to green
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Attracts butterflies, Water wise, Wind resistant
Height (m) : 4
Spread (m) : 3
    
Notes : Tolerant of poor soil and little water, but will thrive if well cared for. Usually a multi-stemmed shrub, but the lower branches may be pruned away to encourage a tree like habit. Makes a good hedge or screen plant. The glossy foliage is long and slender and the small green to yellow flowers are decorative, although short-lived. The pretty fruits are a greenish red colour. Can withstand fairly heavy frost. Easily propagated from seed.