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Growing Olive TreeSomething you will need to think about when planning on growing olive trees is to have the right expertise, the right tools and a lot of patience. Study available information and ask around at your local garden shop, they might know something new for you. And do not forget that you will make a new friend for life. And not only for your life, but for your offspring and their offspring, because when you get an olive tree growing, it will keep on growing until it dies in around 500 years |
The olive tree will root and flourish almost anywhere else, but if you really want an olive tree growing, you should be sure to plant it on a non-acidic and well drained limestone slope. The location will have to be dry and although it has no problem with hot weather, it can take some damage by really cold weather. By cold weather I mean below -5F degrees (-15C degrees). Although extreme cold might destroy the tree, do not give up and think that everything is lost because the roots are nearly impossible to kill and will bring you a new olive tree growing in no time.
When planting to get olive trees growing, use very young plants. This will ensure the roots to attach quicker and surer, and your olive trees growing faster. For the first couple of years, or maybe up to three years, you should fertilize your tree with some urea. If you want many olive trees growing, be sure to place them 20 feet (6 meters) apart from each other so they won’t interfere with their individual growth. Be sure to prune often while olive tree growing, both to ensure a rich harvest of fruits and to make your future harvesting nice and simple. Also remember to keep it tidy under the tree so that it may breath, this will support your olive tree growing.
The olive tree should not be treated with any pesticide due to the fact that the chemical composition inside the olive fruit makes it really susceptible to odour. This is not as bad as it seems because when olive tree growing you seldom need to worry about fungus, pests or bacteria. The olive tree just isn’t very acceptable to sickness. Anyhow, when infected, there aren’t that much that you can do. Prune and remove the infected areas and, if more serious, stop the olive tree growing by cutting down the tree and avoid using the infected soil. You could even go so far as to dig up the roots and replacing the soil. Hopefully you will never have to worry about that while olive tree growing at home.
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