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Leaves from an olive tree in Portugal Olive leaf is the leaf of the olive tree ( Olea europaea ). Although olive oil extracted from the fruit of the tree is well known for its flavor and possible health benefits , the leaf and its extracts remain under preliminary research with unknown effects on human health.
The branchlets are quadrangular in section, and winged. The opposite, subcoriaceous narrowly elliptic to linear leaves vary considerably in size and shape, from 1.2 – 15 cm long by 0.2 – 3 cm wide. The upper surface of the leaf is medium to dark green, glabrous and smooth, while the underside is clothed in pale stellate hairs.
The lake is located within the Village of Lake Orion and Orion Township. It is the eighth largest lake by area in Oakland County, Michigan. The current area of the lake was formed by a collection of smaller lakes over time, beginning with the damming of Paint Creek in the 1830s. [3] Canals have also been dredged to maximize lake frontage.
Under the canopy of the enormous olive tree that shades his home, Daniel Gerwin's 11-year-old son ascends the tree's gnarled trunk like an expert climber while his brother, 7, reads a book a few ...
Lake Orion (/ ˈ ɒr i ən / ORR-ee-ən) is a village in the northern outskirts of Metro Detroit in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. The population was 2,973 at the 2010 census. [4] "Lake Orion" can refer to either the village or the much larger Orion Township, [citation needed] of which the village is a part.
The olive, botanical name Olea europaea, meaning 'European olive', is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin, with wild subspecies found further afield in Africa and western Asia. When in shrub form, it is known as Olea europaea ' Montra ', dwarf olive, or little olive.
Oleaceae, also known as the olive family or sometimes the lilac family, is a taxonomic family of flowering shrubs, trees, and a few lianas in the order Lamiales. [1] It presently comprises 28 genera, one of which is recently extinct. [2] The extant genera include Cartrema, which was resurrected in 2012. [3]
The Lake Orion Historic District includes about twenty-six blocks in the historic core of Lake Orion surrounding the intersection of Broadway and Flint Street, which was historically the commercial center of the village. The historic district includes a total of 280 properties, of which 218 contribute to the historic nature of the district.