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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
Categories
Blooming Seasons
Edible Parts
Culinary uses
Cooked Pickles Salad Spices Spreads & Sauces
Flower colors
Green flower Yellow flower
Climate
Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate Temperate Climate
Harvest Season
Autumn Harvest Winter harvest
Leaf color
Ornamental parts
Ornamental fruit Ornamental leaves Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
Average growing plants Slow growing plants
Plant life-form
Evergreen Perennial plant Tree
Plant Uses
Bonsai Colored leaves Drought tolerant plants Edible plants Indoor plants Ornamental plants
Planting Season
Autumn Planting Spring Planting Summer planting
Plants sun exposure
Watering plants
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 10 Hardiness zone 11 Hardiness zone 8 Hardiness zone 9