Olive Tree Plant Florida
Dig a hole twice the diameter of your potted tree and as deep.
Olive tree plant florida. Yes you can grow olive trees with their attractive silvery foliage throughout the tampa bay area and central florida. Plant the olive tree in native florida soil without amending with compost or manure. Then follow the directions above for loosening the roots and planting. Best of all you will not have to improve our native soil or continually feed the trees with fertilizer.
The beautiful silvery foliage will vary in color but is generally considered to be grayish green. Some of the conditions for growing olives are favorable florida s sandy well drained soils sun and abundant rainfall are similar to those of the mediterranean where olive trees thrive. The olive tree olea europaea is an evergreen native to the mediterranean asia and africa. Specimen olive trees for the landscape garden.
If you do not have the space or climate to plant an olive tree in your yard you can always grow one in a container indoors or out. White flowers appear in april or may in florida and precede the fruit set. Plant the olive tree in a well drained site that does not hold water during rainy periods in central florida. Large inventory of landscape size olive trees growing olive trees in florida since 1989 highest quality trees honest advice open to the public texas and louisiana certified open daily by appointment dedicated delivery available.
The olive log informative articles. Our nursery stock ranges in ages sizes from 6 month old 12 liners to 3 year old 8 trees. 2020 olive tree. It grows in layered tiers with a distinct space between each set of horizontal branches.
Olives are large trees 25 50 ft. We currently stock and wholesale the following varietals. Remove the olive tree from its container being careful not to damage the trunk and root ball. Bucida buceras the exquisite shady lady black olive tree with its lush layers of tiny leaves on zigzagged stems is one of the most beautiful south florida trees.
Place the olive tree into the hole and fill halfway with soil. With the look of a natural bonsai this tree lends an oriental garden appeal when it s young. If the tree s roots are root bound carefully pull them apart so they will grow properly in the planting site. Water the hole and tamp down on the soil with your foot to release air pockets.
Give it a spot with full sun and if needed amend your soil with compost or other organic material so improve the drainage. But there are concerns about whether there s enough cool weather for fruiting and too much rainfall during bloom periods. Clear an area that is approximately 3 foot in diameter free of unwanted vegetation. We ship to all 48 continental us states.
Other than mucky or acidic soils central florida s soil is prime for growing olives since it drains very well. Arbequina picual koreneiki and arbosana.