A native to the Mediterranean, Asia and parts of Africa.  Leaves are opposite, simple, oblong to lanceolate, 1/2" to 4" long, 1/2" to 1 1/2" wide.  They are medium green above, gray-green beneath.  Trunk is gray and furrowed becoming gnarled with age.  Fruit is a small oval, 1/2" to 1" long, green, ripening to a rich purple.   The fruit is considered a drupe, or stone fruit.  The fruiting varieties that we carry include 'Arbequina' and 'Frantonio'.  We also carry the variety  'Wilson', which is fruitless.