Cordia boissieri Southwesterners should love wild olive, or anacahuita. Otherwise, it's an especially attractive evergreen tree, with no particular pests that I know of. Wild olive grows to a maximum of about 24 feet tall, but you'll usually see it as a spreading small tree to maybe 12-15 feet. Flowers are spectacularly white with yellow throats, appearing in April through June, often in masses. The purple fruit they produce is said to be edible, but may cause dizziness and intoxication, so consumption is not recommended.
Livestock relish it.
Wild olive is generally found growing in the dry Southwest and in northern Mexico, often occurring as a small shrub in the chaparral. Planted in a landscape, it may need frequent watering to establish, then becomes quite drought tolerant. It survives best, however, under infrequent watering, in full sun and when planted in well-drained soils. It is indifferent to limy soils. Propagation Wild olive can be propagated by softwood or semi-hardwood stem cuttings taken in summer, treated with a rooting compound, and placed under mist.