Family Oleaceae – Olive Family


Family Oleaceae – Olive, Ash, Lilac
Flowering plants, containing 25 genera
and over 500 species.
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Japanese Tree Lilac
Most species are native to temperate and tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The best known trees of this family are olive and ash, while the most familiar shrubs are privet, lilac, and golden bell (Forsythia), all popular ornamental plants.

Many members of the family are economically significant. The olive (Olea europaea) is important for its fruit and for the olive oil extracted from it. The ashes (Fraxinus) are valued for tough wood. Forsythias, lilacs, jasmines, osmanthuses, privets, and fringe trees are valued as ornamental plants in gardens and landscaping. At least two species of jasmine are the source of an essential oil. —Wikipedia

Chinese Fringe Tree - Chionanthus retusus
Chinese Fringe Tree

Forsythia suspensa
Forsythia suspensa

Peking Lilac Tree
Peking Lilac Tree

Fringe Tree
Fringe Tree

Fuerst Buelow Common Lilac - Syringa vulgaris 'Fuerst Beulow'
Fuerst Buelow Lilac
Michel Buchner Common Lilac - Syringa vulgaris 'Michel Buchner'
Michel Buchner Lilac
Korean Ash - Fraxinus chinensis var. rhynchophylla
Korean Ash
General Sheridan Common Lilac - Syringa vulgaris 'General Sheridan'
General Sheridan Lilac

White Ash - Fraxinus americana
White Ash
 Fraxinus americana

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General Sheridan Common Lilac – Syringa vulgaris 'General Sheridan' 05/14/2015
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Family Oleaceae – Olive, Ash, Lilac and Privet
The olive family contains 25 genera and over 500 species of flowering plants. Most species are native to temperate and tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The best known of this family are olive, ash, privet, lilac, and Forsythia.
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