Olea africana

Family Products Niche Ecological Services
Oleaceae Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee forage Ceremonial, Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Woodlot, Contours/Soil conservation, Riparian areas Live fence, Dead fence, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through Nitrogen-fixing
Agro-ecological Zone
Moist and Wet Weyna Dega and Lower Dega
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Slow slow growing No Evergreen Ethiopia
Amharic Oromo
Weira Ejerssa
Origin Location
Native East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega