Arbequina Olive Tree In A Pot
You will need a container large.
Arbequina olive tree in a pot. Dilute 17 6 10 fertilizer to half strength and apply it to the arbequina olive tree every three weeks in spring and summer. Plant into the new container gently pack down the soil and then water in well. From there simply choose a container that s about one and a half to two times the width of your plant s shipped container. Double that depth in the winter.
The potted trees will be about 18 36 tall from the bottom of the pot to the top of the tree approximately 1 8 1 4 diameter measured just above the graft. Use olive tree soil mix or planting soil mix. We advise full to partial sunlight which means about 4 to 8 hours of sunlight per day for your plant. These statuesque beauties thrive in mediterranean climates where sun is plentiful and adapt to periods of drought once established.
Allow the soil in the container to dry to 2 inches before watering the arbequina olive tree. Perfect plants has exactly what you need arbequina olive trees are heavy producers when mature and easy to grow either in the ground or in a large patio container. Once the previous soil has been removed gently trim off any dead or dying roots. Remove the olive tree from the container you purchased it in and gently shake off the soil from the roots.
The arbequina olive tree is the best choice if you live at the margins of olive growing regions since it is more hardy than other varieties and will grow well in zone 7 easily tolerating temperatures of 150f. Extending an olive branch is easier when you have the tree in your own backyard but if that s not possible a container will do just fine. As long as you have a sufficiently large pot the tree can live up to eight or nine years in it. Arbequina olive tree an olive variety from spain that has a high yield of mild oil and high constant productivity.
Well suited for indoor planting the arbequina olive tree does wonderfully well in an indoor climate that receives four to eight hours of full to partial sunlight. Olive trees don t necessarily require extremely large pots that would be difficult to move around. Keep the pot in full sun. You don t have to transfer it right away but arbequinas do well in a pot with room to grow.
If they do not contact customer service immediately. Choose a pot or garden box that is large enough for roots to freely develop. Discontinue fertilization in winter. Transplant into a terracotta or clay pot with well drained soil within the first few months of receiving.
Growing olive trees in pots is perfectly possible since they adapt well. Olive trees can survive a number of years in a pot although they will ultimately need to be planted in the ground to survive.