HEIGHT up to 80 ft (25 m)TYPE Deciduous
OCCURRENCE S. Europe, W. Asia, N. Africa
This tree has a broadly columnar to spreading crown. BARK Gray, smooth. LEAF Alternate, narrowly oval, sharply toothed, dark green and scaly above, gray-green and softly hairy beneath. FLOWER Greenish, tiny, petalless, longstalked, open singly or in small clusters. FRUIT Ovoid purple-brown to blackish drupe
