The tree of the month of June is the Olive tree, Olea europaea. Mostly thought of as a Mediterranean species that produces the common olive fruits that are edible, this unique species is being planted by our Urban Forestry team here in Jacksonville. There has been successfully grown as crops recently to produce the fruit. These olive trees have promising use in our urban landscape being very beautiful, slower growing evergreen trees. They have silvery green leaves and light colored bark. They produce white flowers in late spring and will produce the edible olive fruit and attract wildlife. It has seen to be very hardy and slower growing in our landscape, the Urban Forestry team is excited to see how we can incorporate these stunning trees into our urban forests.