Olive Tree

Olive trees for landscaping are relatively low-maintenance and creates accents to the Mediterranean-style landscape garden. They are extremely versatile and you can choose large, dwarf, single or multi-trunked olive trees to match your landscaping needs. Also, olives work well neighboring entryways, driveways, pathways, patios, and pools in landscape design. Moreover, olive trees offer delicious ripe …

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I get many questions from my Oliviada blog readers about what to do when olive trees not growing or producing new leaves. I understand it may be pretty worrying when you see your olive tree dropping leaves but don’t show any sign of them growing back. For this reason, here is what I learned from …

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Nowadays more and more people are growing olive trees in their backyards or in a living room because they’re evergreen and gorgeous, and the olive fruit they produce are not only fun to eat but deliver multiple health benefits. If you’re growing or are looking to get one, most probably you are interested in the …

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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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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 …

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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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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. Just look into a brief video about olive groves in Kalamata, the land of olive trees to build a first impression how Kalamata olive trees look …

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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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