Olive Trees

The elegant, handsome, evergreen Olive tree retains grey-green foliage throughout the year, and displays tiny, fragrant, creamy white flowers in early summer, followed by (in very long hot summers) edible green fruits, yes you guessed it - Olives.

The Olive Tree does make an excellent specimen for a sunny, Mediterranean style garden, and creates a real point of interest in a big trerracotta pot.

Situation
Enjoys full sun, ideally keep out of cold winds, Olives are wonderfully hardy when well established and will be fine in all but the coldest parts of the UK.

Soil
Prefers a well drained light sandy soil, with a slightly acidic to alkaline PH.  If your soil is too acidic, add lime.

Pots
Olives are best grown in well drained pots with loam-based compost with added grit for drainage. Raise pots on feet to improve the drainage in wet seasons.

Feeding
Apply a top-dressing of a nitrogen rich, general purpose feed 2 to 3 times through the growing season. Mulching with organic material is also beneficial.

Watering
Olives are very drought tolerant, but that still enjoy a good drink during dry periods especially when planted in containers, and especially for less established trees.

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