Olea capensis ssp. welwitschii
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands to Midlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow | Pruning, thinning, pollarding | No | Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 500 - 1000 | 22 - 28 | 800-2 500 | Acid soils are not a problem for it |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu | Maasai | Samburu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgon olive | Mucarage | Ololiondoi | Loliontoi |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, wildings. | seed can be stored. | soak seed in cold water | Birds |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA | Other Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oleaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Medicine, Bee Forage, Dead fence | Live fence, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Woodlot, Along soil conservation structures | Olea europaea ssp. africana | Link | Olea europaea cuspidata (Wall. & G.Don) Cif. | Link | Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing |
| Cultural Uses |
|---|
| Ceremomial |