Mission Olive Tree Bloodgood Japanese Maple and environmental benefits

and environmental benefits

The vivid red clusters of berries are attractive to birds and brighten the landscape from late fall through winter

Specimen Shrubs: When allowed to grow as single specimens

as well as in pots and containers

Mission Olive Tree Bloodgood Japanese Maple and environmental benefitsThe Mission Olive tree produces edible fruits loaded with antioxidants. While smaller than the Manzanillo fruit, the Mission olive boasts a higher oil content, making it the preferred choice for cold pressed olive oil in the California olive oil industry. Aptly named, the 'Mission' olive is a California classic. Introduced to California in the late 1700s by the Franciscan monks, who purposefully planted these olive trees around the Spanish missions,