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Desert Olive

Forestiera pubescens

Oleaceae (Olive Family)

Description: Also known as Stretchberry, Tanglewood, and Devil's Elbow, this shrub often forms thickets near springs or along mountain creeks. It is a shrub or small tree usually between six and ten feet in height. The bark is often grayish and the twigs may be short and spine-like. The fruit is purple to black.

Habitat: Desert Olive grows in washes and canyons below 6000 feet in elevation throughout the desert southwest.

Flowering Season: Flowers form from March through April.

Comments: The specimens shown on this page were photographed in south fork of Wood Canyon in the Argus Range in August of 2007 at an altitude of 4200 feet.

	Desert Olive Forestiera pubescens `Oleaceae (Olive Family)` Description: Also known as Stretchberry, Tanglewood, and Devil's Elbow, this shrub often forms thickets near springs or along mountain creeks. It is a shrub or small tree usually between six and ten feet in height. The bark is often grayish and the twigs may be short and spine-like. The fruit is purple to black. Habitat: Desert Olive grows in washes and canyons below 6000 feet in elevation throughout the desert southwest. Flowering Season: Flowers form from March through April. Comments: The specimens shown on this page were photographed in south fork of Wood Canyon in the Argus Range in August of 2007 at an altitude of 4200 feet.