Vegetable Plants. Planting Edible Gardens. Tending Edible Gardens. Container Gardening. Container Plants. Container Design. Garden Design. Public Gardens. Private Gardens. Garden Designers. Plant Breeders. Home Gardeners. However, they will produce better fruit if planted in well-drained, fertile soil. While a fully grown olive tree can reach more than 6 metres in height, young olive trees will happily thrive in a pot. Just be sure to select a large container and fill it with nutrient-rich potting mix.
You can also grow olive trees indoors , provided that they are placed in a position that receives at least six hours of direct sunlight per day. To care for a potted indoor olive tree , top up the pot with fresh soil every couple of years and water the tree lightly but regularly.
Olive trees make wonderful indoor plants. Mature trees are very drought tolerant but will produce better fruit if watered well. To encourage growth, prune out suckers and low branches during winter, and remove the tips of stems that have grown too long.
Once the tree is four or five years old, it will start to bear fruit. Harvesting generally takes place from mid-autumn to early winter. For green olives, pick your fruit when it turns from dark green to light green, or you can wait for them to turn black, but still firm, for black olives. They can be picked by hand or, for the more serious pickers, spread a sheet or tarpaulin on the ground underneath the tree, then shake the tree vigorously to free the fruit.
Time will tell. Very valuable info. If possible, just 1 question. When do the leaves appear for the first time on an olive tree? In three weeks, one month or two? This is Kenneth in Boise ID. Check out our apple tree growing guide here. I recently purchased 4 olive trees for my grandfather from a local olive orchard.
When would you recommend that I plant them? They are all about 2to3ft tall. We have picked out a suitable location for them. Also was wondering how far I should space them. I purchased the following varieties; Mission, Picual, Manzanilla, and Arbequina. Thanks in advance for any tips or advice. What a lovely gesture for your grandfather, Matt.
You should be able to plant them now. Nice article. I planted 2 arbequinas here NC outer banks 3 years ago and they are doing well. We even had an extended period of sub degrees 2 years ago and they came through with no damage.
We are yards from the ocean, on sand, and they seem to do fine in all sorts of extremes. Last year we had fruit — maybe olives — but brined they were delicious.
This year both trees, now ft tall, are covered in blossoms. As far as we know, we have the only olive trees in the outer banks. I just planted 2 Arbequina olive trees in massive pots near my pool. They were purchased in 5 gallon nursery buckets. We do get pretty decent winds here in the Dallas area. As you can see for my pic, I have braced the tree s with string and a heavy weight.
I also have large rocks inside the pots near the trunk. Will I have to eventually transplant them into the ground? I planned on pruning them so I could try to keep them in the pots. Thank you for any insight. Thanks for your questions, Karin. Olives can do well in containers! For awhile, at least. You can continue transplanting to larger pots every years or so, gradually increasing the pot size. But keep in mind that transplanting will tend to become increasingly difficult as these trees continue to grow.
No surprise, they sold out really fast! I live in Vancouver Washington, 8b on the agricultural climate scale. When I repot it, can I plant it in a giant pot for it to grow into, or is it better to up-pot to slightly bigger pots until it can fit the big pot…? Are you set on getting it to produce fruit again or are you ok with having it just be an ornamental?
Thank you Kristina for this great reply! Super helpful! I live in Portland, OR right across the river from Vancouver, WA and just bought an Aberquina olive tree to put in a container and was looking for more specifics on my area. During the summer, feed once a month with a multi-purpose liquid fertiliser. If you have planted your olive tree outdoors, straight into the soil, keep it well watered during the first two years or so of its life in order that it establishes well, and follow the feeding advice above.
Pinch out the growing tips once the tree reaches about 1. Prune out dead or diseased branches in spring and thin out the centre of the tree to allow light and air to circulate. Do not prune during the autumn or winter. Harvesting Olives Olives turn from green to black as they ripen — they can be harvested at either stage, October—December. Pests and Problems with Olives Although they are resistant to drought, olives need regular watering and feeding in order to produce fruit.
Olives will not tolerate long spells of extremely cold weather and will suffer frost damage including leaf drop and dieback. A tree growing outside can be protected with horticultural fleece in the same way — place a really good layer of mulch around its base.
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