Wild Olive

Description:

Photo take in the jungle.: Large, fast-growing, evergreen tree, to 65 ft tall with scaly reddish bark; wood heavy and strong, heartwood yellow-orange; leaves elliptical, bright green and shinny, up to 15 cm long and 8 cm wide; ripe fruit ovoid, yellow, 2.5 cm long, with 1-3 seeds; tree tends to flower and fruit on-and-off all year.

Habitat:

Native to West Indies and Central America; in Dominica found as timber tree at lower elevations; used as specimen ornamental in Florida.