Dodonea angustifolia

Sand Olive (e), Sandolien (a)

S.A. No. 437

Type	Size	Characteristics	Flowers	Position
Shrub	2-7m	Very hardy, evergreen.	Green	Sun or semi shade

Very hardy, evergreen, drought resistant, fast growing, multi-branched shrub with light green, glossy leaves and attractive, winged, dark pink, papery seeds. It flowers from May to Sept. with clusters of small green flowers. They are followed by attractive, inflated seed capsules. This decorative shrub for the garden is an ideal, fast growing plant for windbreaks and screening and is also used to stabilize sands and even makes a good container plant. It is a useful nurse plant for helping to establish plants that may not be very hardy. Grows well in rocky soils. Used medicinally.

Size 2 to 7m