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Olinia ventosa, the hard-pear, is a large evergreen forest tree native to South Africa, usually reaching 15 to 20 metres, and grown mainly as a shade tree for large gardens. It is fast-growing and hardy, tolerating poor, stony soils, but should be sited away from buildings and paving.
Olinia ventosa, commonly known as the hard-pear. is a large, evergreen forest tree indigenous to South Africa.
It is very fast-growing, hardy and able to tolerate poor and stony soils.
As with most trees, it should not be planted too close to buildings or paved areas.
Olinia ventosa is a native of the southern and eastern coastal regions of South Africa, from the Cape Peninsula to southern KwaZulu-Natal. Its natural habitat is afro-montane forests, especially the forest margins, as well as coastal scrub and rocky hillsides.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Olinia ventosa 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.
