Myrtle Common Tarentina

Compact shrub or tree, with a smooth grey-green bark and a shiny green foliage. In early summer, it produces clusters of aromatic white flowers, followed by black berries.

Plant with densely packed foliage. Its stem has a dark bark and bears many branches. It has pointed, elliptical, dark green leaves, with a leathery texture and an intense aroma. It is a dioecious plant.

Shrub plant with expanded and soft foliage. The leaves are leathery and dark green. The flowers are small and white, gathered in an umbrella-shaped group. The autumn fruits are blue berries.

Tree with a gnarled and twisted trunk, with disordered foliage. The leaves are small, lanceolate and leathery. It produces very small white or greenish flowers which are followed by oval fruits called olives.