Botanical name	Olea europea, sub-species africana
	Family	Oleaceae
	Local name	Olienhout
	English name	Wild olive
	Distribution	Widely spread in Africa, Arabia, India to China.
	The tree	Evergreen, up-to 14 meters tall. Bark grey-brown and rough, grows in all sorts of habitat, especially woodland, stream banks and rocky hill slopes
	The wood	Sapwood light brown and heartwood dark reddish brown to dark brown, attractive light black figure, strong, very hard and heavy (air-dry 1.1 t / m3). The wood darkens with age.
	Seasoning	It dries quickly in small dimensions, slowly in large ones.
	Workability	It works well on the lathe and with the chisel.
	Use	A popular wood for turnery, carving, cabinet making and furniture.