Dust can accumulate in every part of the house, even on your olive trees and other houseplants. Although not usually noticeable, grime and filth on olive tree leaves inside your home have a huge disadvantage on tree health and the overall atmosphere. Not only it may prevent photosynthesis by blocking sunlight, but it also has …
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Olive oil is known as an essential healthy food ingredient, but can it help rejuvenate your hand skin? The ancient Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks certainly thought so, using olive oil in their daily skincare routines. Scientific research seems to back this up too, showing olive oil prevents UV damage and premature aging. Your hands are …
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Successful indoor olive trees care depends on 5 main areas: the right location, proper watering, regular feeding, repotting on time, and pest management. Each of these areas is essential in the overall olive tree look and health. So today I want to guide you through each of these topics by giving fundamental information about indoor …
Olive trees can be grown in many different styles and shapes. They can be kept small, making them ideal candidates for bonsai olive trees. Or they can grow bushy and wide, filling up the whole corner of your living room. Shaping olive trees to grow bushier, wider, fuller, or even taller all require formative pruning. …
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If you are new to growing an olive tree indoors, it can initially seem daunting to understand how often you should be watering this beautiful tree and how much. Both too much and too little water can lead to leaf loss, cause many problems with olive trees in pots and eventually kill an olive tree. …
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I am an olive tree grower in the sunniest Kalamata, a region of Messinia in Greece, but when I got my first potted Kalamata olive tree as a present to grow inside I was not sure how much indoor olive trees need direct sunlight. I was wondering if I keep my new olive tree indoors, …
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The grafting olive trees technique is used to join a piece of vegetative wood (i.e. the scion) from an olive cultivar we wish to propagate to a receptive rootstock. Eventually, they will form a new olive tree, sometimes we call it a hybrid tree. The greatest benefit of olive tree grafting is cross-pollination. Some olive …
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Depending on the olive variety you choose, some olive trees are self-pollinating and some require a pollinator. Self-pollinating olive trees include Arbequina, Koroneiki, Fantoio, Coratina, Picual; whereas olive trees that require pollinators include Manzallino, Mission, Sevillano. Olive trees requiring a pollinator may seem like additional work, however, cross-pollination generally improves the fruit set especially when …
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Kalamata olive tree name comes from the city of Kalamata located in the Messinia region in Greece. This is where the Kalamata olive tree originated and is mostly cultivated. Kalamata aka Kalamon variety is cultivated mainly in Messinia, Lakonia, and in Achaia regions in Greece. This olive variety also known as Kalamatiani, Aetonihi, Hondrolia. Kalamata …
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Olive tree flower is a beautiful petite offspring of its tree. The olive tree flower is most famous for its olive fruit, which is used for producing extra virgin olive oil or as an appetizer and an ingredient in many dishes. No doubt, olive tree owners enjoy the best of its olive fruits and the …
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Olive trees have a scientific name as Olea europaea because of the fact they are native to Europe, in particular the Mediterranean coast. Also, the olive tree has a long history and according to archaeological evidence, these hardy trees have been cultivated by humans for more than 6000 years, producing amazing olive fruits, nutritious oil, …
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Your olive tree not fruiting and doesn’t produce olives? There may be several reasons why your olive tree is not producing olive fruits such as an age of the olive tree, lack of sun or insufficient irrigation, lack of nutrients, too acid soil, lack of pollination, pruning, olive cycle, and others. So your task is …
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