Olive tree

How to grow Olive tree growing and care:

More than -8 c

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
Recommend

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Some trees bearing fruits every second year

Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn (winter can be in hardiness zone 11)

Pests and diseases:
Ants, aphids, Spilocaea oleaginea, Tetranychus urticae, Verticillium Wilt

Pruning season:
Winter

How to prune:
Possible once in a few years to leave just the main branches

Size of the plant:
5-15 m, 15-45 feet

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing / Slow growing

Water requirement:
Small amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter, flowerpot or containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season?
Summer

General information about the flower
Small yellow-green flowers

Thinning the bloom:
2 first years recommend to thinning

Pollination is done by:
Bees, flies

Edible Fruits

Fruit harvest season:
Autumn, very rare in the winter

Fruits pests or diseases:
Aphids, Spilocaea oleaginea, olive fruit fly

What can be done with big quantities of Olive fruit?
Oil, pickle, cooked

Work requirements on the fruit:
Cover with net or fruit fly traps

How long does it take to bear fruit?
2-5 years

Ripening of fruit
Can pick the fruits before fully ripening

Subspecies

Souri – small amount of moist, slow growing tree, the fruit little bit bitter and spicy

Picual – purple with white dot, shape oval in the middle rounder, usually used for oil

Scientific name:

Olea europaea