Olive (wilding) control option
  • Example of product names

  • Herbicide group

  • Application rate (with water unless indicated)

  • Situation

  • Timing

  • Comments

  • Legal status

Olive (wilding)

Olea europaea

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Tree
  • Fire hazard
  • Hinders movement
  • Habitat: native vegetation

Impact

Invades bushland. Fire hazard.

Description

  • Evergreen tree to 15 metres high, often multi-stemmed.
  • Leaves grey-green, glossy above, silvery underneath.
  • Flowers small, creamy, with 4 petals.
  • Fruits green, ripening to blue-black.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

To find out which landscape region you're in visit the NatureMaps website.

Alinytjara Wiluṟara

Eyre Peninsula

Green Adelaide

Hills and Fleurieu

Kangaroo Island

Limestone Coast

Murraylands and Riverland

Northern and Yorke

South Australian Arid Lands

Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
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