Olive Tree Care Rhs
Watch out for scale infestation.
Olive tree care rhs. The care and feeding of olive trees 02 09 2015 planting olive trees require a well drained soil and a sunny position. Others recommend watching for flowering and then pruning off the tips of the branches above a pair of leaves as well. Do not however confuse the olive for a desert plant. Your tree probably won t set fruit indoors.
The royal horticultural society is the uk s leading gardening charity. Remove branches under 3 feet 91 5 centimeters as well as suckers. Olives are ready for harvesting in autumn. Care of the tree.
We recommend pruning with caution for the first four years. Harvest the olives for pressing into olive oil or for curing in jars. Join the rhs today and get 12 months for the price of 9. Avoid sites where water stands during rainy periods or where ground water seeps into a hole two feet deep.
They also need a fluctuation between day and night time temperatures. What is olive scab olive scab is a fungal disease that attacks olive olea species. Nourish the ground around the trees and cut the grass. If needed treat the tree by spraying with insecticidal soap.
Plants kept indoors are therefore unlikely to flower. Make slanted cuts flush with the branches to clip off small shoots and branches to give your olive tree a martini glass shape. Indoor olive trees are susceptible to scale so watch for signs of these sap sucking insects. The cycle of work that goes on in the groves is the same each year naturally.
Wet weather is necessary for the spores of the fungus to infect the leaves. If you like green olives they will need soaking in salted water for several days to remove any bitterness and make them palatable. For thicker branches use a hand saw but dip it into isopropyl alcohol for 30 seconds to disinfect it. Acers are great here they are probably just about right for our climate i do like mine this is its second year and its looking much better than last year loads more foliage in various shades of green and red.
It needs a drop in daytime and nighttime temperatures as well as about two months of temperatures below 50 degree f to stimulate flowering. Use a pair of sharp clean pruning shears to prevent spreading disease to the tree. We aim to enrich everyone s life through plants and make the uk a greener and more beautiful place. It needs regular watering to thrive.
In order to initiate flowers and fruit olive trees need a two month period of cold weather with temperatures below 10 c 50 f. I have a bay tree in a pot on my balcony and i figured if a got a similar sized olive tree in a similar sized pot that it might work. Prune and shape the olive trees. The olive trees rest they recharge they produce flowers then fruit.