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Large Mock Olive

Notelaea longifolia

Also called Axbreaker, Axe Breaker, Large Leaf Olive, Longleaf Olive, Mock Olive

Large Mock Olive
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0

Notelaea longifolia is a common shrub or small tree of eastern Australian rainforest edges, usually about 3 m tall. It is grown as an ornamental and is best kept in part shade with regular moisture.

Family
Oleaceae (Olive family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then when the top of the soil feels dry.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam or a rich garden mix.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
E. New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Notelaea longifolia is a very common shrub or small tree in eastern Australia. Occurring in or adjacent to rainforest from Mimosa Rocks National Park (37° S) to Bamaga (11° S) in far north Queensland. Common names include large mock-olive or long-leaved-olive. An attractive ornamental plant.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Notelaea longifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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