Olive Tree Pruning And Shaping
After planting remove all side branches within 3 feet of the ground.
Olive tree pruning and shaping. Potted olive trees are a great idea to decorate a terrace or balcony. Olive trees normally grow in a basal form which means that lower laterals will grow just as vigorously as the leader. Olive trees prefer light pruning to severe pruning. Cutting during wet weather encourages disease.
Name olea europea family oleaceae type fruit tree. How to prune olive trees the video above shows how franco hand saws off shoots called suckers or suchioni in italian from the branches of the inside of the tree in order to open the tree up to the light the sun and the air in order to keep it airy and dry leaving outside vegetation. Shape there are many ways to prune olive trees but a few general training forms predominate. To prune an olive tree choose a time either in late spring or early summer and make sure your tree is at least 3 4 feet tall before pruning.
Enviroscape la founder mike garcia discusses what and how a young olive tree is properly pruned. Consequently a bush is formed rather than a christmas tree shape. But if you must drastically reduce branches do so in fall if freezing is rare in your area and in spring elsewhere. Pruning and caring for an olive tree.
Caring pruning and watering all take a part in letting potted olive trees grow well and bear olives. How to prune olive trees. Potted olive tree key facts. Height 3 to 10 feet 1 to 3 m exposure full sun soil soil mix.
Choose 3 4 strong lateral branches to form your main shape and make slanted cuts to remove branches. Open center or vase pruning is very common with olive trees. Foliage evergreen harvest september to december. Prune olive trees in the spring when the weather is dry.
Pruning a young tree. When it is time to shape the tree remember that it is better to make a few well placed cuts than to make many small ones.