Arbequina Olive Tree Watering
Olive trees come potted and are self fruitful produce both male and female flowers on the same tree.
Arbequina olive tree watering. Even if a pollenizer is not required mixing varieties may help increase yields. Again more than one tree means more fruit for you but our arbequina is self fertile and should produce fruit in just one year. Use a mixture of potting soil and coarse sand or grit mixing 4 parts potting soil with one part of sand. In order to enjoy your olives brine them in a salt and water solution for a month replacing the brine weekly.
It has been in cultivation since the 17th century showing how beloved this variety of olive has been historically. Dig a hole that is at least twice as big as the potted tree s rootball then fill it with water to test drainage. The arbequina olive tree comes from arbeca spain. The water should drain away fully within one our.
Arbequina olive trees do fine in rugged soil types that have a mixture of sand clay and gravel. Never leave your tree standing in a saucer of water. Evergreen long lived beautiful ornamental with soft gray green foliage. Always water the pot thoroughly so that water runs out of the drain hole but let the soil become moderately dry between each watering.
Once you have all that place your arbequina back fill any soil and then water to settle its roots. See suggested trees under pollenizer for each variety.