Description
Olive trees may be drought tolerant, but they need to be kept well-watered, as dry spells during early spring can affect flowering and fruiting. They also need feeding regularly with a liquid feed every two weeks during the growing season.
Olive trees are slow growing and do not need much pruning other than to keep to the desired size and shape. Prune in late spring to mid-summer, to remove dead, diseased or dying branches. Thin branches to allow more light into the centre. Although evergreen, olives do shed leaves, mostly in late spring as older leaves make way for new growth.
These versions are smooth-trunked, although each specimen may have individual characteristics and may not be completely smooth all over.
The Olea Europaea or European Olive Tree are perfect as an ornamental, evergreen tree, it can be left natural or pruned to keep it within its space limits. They instantly bring a piece of the Mediterranean to your garden and have been grown in the Mediterranean for centuries for oil and fruit production.
The Olive Tree has become increasingly popular in the UK as it can tolerate temperatures down to -15 degrees whilst also being very wind resistant. If you would like to obtain fruit, a sunny spot will provide better results.
Caring for an Olive Tree is easy, but remember they are fruit trees so they will need regular watering and feeding, but avoid water-logging.
A Tuscan Olive tree refers to the shape not the cultivar of the olive tree. Tuscan pruned trees are the practice of pruning a tree into a certain shape. Significantly in this instance an olive tree with a wide open crown or open heart.
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