Olea europaea arbequina “Black Olive”

Olive tree - Black Olive

                                          ID#549

 
 

Additional Information: Purchased at Logee’s Greenhouses, CT.

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This self-fertile olive from northern Spain is used for both its oil and as a table olive. Olives are easy-to-grow, rugged plants that tolerate dryness both in soil moisture and humidity and a wide variation in temperature from just below freezing to the triple digits. ‘Arbequina’ is a great olive for pots as it flowers at an early age, often when no more than a foot in height, and produces an abundance of small, dark tasty olives.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 15ft x 13 ft less if grown in a pot indoors. PLANT TYPE: Tree - Evergreen Min. temp. indoors 35F GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: fine LIGHT: Full sun WATER: medium, tolerates dryness SOIL: high Organic
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: In spring. To successfully flower plants, they need lots of sun and a period of 30-45°F at night on a consistent basis during the winter. FRUIT AND SEED: first blooms appear early June and continue throughout the summer KEY FEATURES: The Arbequina Olive Tree, which has a weeping-form, and green leaves with a dark appearance
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Plant arrived about 2 ft. tall. During winter it has grown tall, at about 10 ft. I cut the tip to encourage more branching. Tall and spindle it has numerous branches and it is very beautiful. -Fertilized with (30-10-10) liquid 2x month * Place outdoors next season around November for few weeks to encourage flowers. -Slight damage to trunk during flood in 2011, plant is growing again
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

June 2012

June 2012

Photo from: www.logees.com

Sept. 2010