Dogwoods and Sweet Olives

**Lady D** · 04-09-2009, 09:23 AM

For those dogwood tree lovers who do not get to enjoy them hope you enjoy these. And Skunky, I am sure you will be familiar with the Sweet Olive pictures as they are prevalent in South Louisiana, well in Lafayette anyway. We planted four about a year ago and they made it through the very cold winter we had this year including the single digits and have white flowers coming out on them. My husband says they have a very sweet smell to them and you can really smell it in the air when they are in full bloom.

**Lady D** · 04-09-2009, 09:25 AM

Looking really good! You can see the little white flowers on some of them.

**Beach Runner** · 04-09-2009, 09:39 AM

Our dogwoods are looking really bad. I think that the drought we've had the past few years is killing them.

DD · 04-10-2009, 09:15 AM

Great pics, LadyD. BR, the drought here did kill my one and only dogwood a couple of years ago.

Kitty has one that's beautiful though.

**Johnrudy** · 04-10-2009, 09:55 AM

Oh Lady D! These are spectacular! The only dogwoods I get to see are the ones in my 'tar. Thanks so much for posting for those of us so far away.

I've chosen one as my newest desktop background!

**aggieb** · 04-10-2009, 10:06 AM

interesting about the sweet olive, i don't think i've ever heard of those. are they as fragrant as gardenia? and do they attract bees?

**Lady D** · 04-11-2009, 01:33 PM

Hey Aggie, we have been out of town for a couple of days and just got back an hour ago. As to your question about the Sweet Olives, my husband says they are subtle smelling but not as overpowering as a gardenia. And to compare them more to a honeysuckle smell. And bees sould probably be attracted to them.

**Allifunn** · 04-13-2009, 07:09 AM

I call them tea olives and they have the most awesome aroma ever! I always had to have a tea olive bush in my yard in SC. I wonder if they grow here? I need one by my back door!
I love dogwoods, especially the pink ones

**Lady D** · 04-20-2009, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by Allifunn

I call them tea olives and they have the most awesome aroma ever! I always had to have a tea olive bush in my yard in SC. I wonder if they grow here? I need one by my back door!
I love dogwoods, especially the pink ones

Allifunn, I actually think that is what they are called here. If they made it in our yard through this past winter we had which had many single digit days I am sure they would make it where you are. Maybe you can find some where you live.