Olive Tree Skylark Dwarf
Feed the tree once a month in fall and winter with a balanced houseplant fertilizer.
Olive tree skylark dwarf. Olive trees grow slowly especially in fall and winter so avoid overwatering. If you re planting the arbequina tree whether it s in a pot or in the ground you should place it in an area that gets a full 6 to 8 hours of direct afternoon sunlight per day. Ornamental olive low fruit. Native to mediterranean region.
Adored for its elegant structure and poised blue green leaves this tree will look amazing as a potted plant or a year round tree in your yard. An olea europaea in sacramento capital park 338 is registered as a california big tree. Skylark dwarf olive tree. Olive trees are native to the mediterranean so they can tolerate dry air.
Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 10. For those of you who want an olive tree but don t have the room or want to keep your olive tree in its pot its whole life the skylark dwarf olive tree is a great selection. Excellent in topiary form or trained as a single trunk tree in smaller spaces. Of the fruitless trees bonita and wilsonii are the likeliest to bear small fruit crops.
Drought tolerant once established. Skylark european olive olea europaea skylark is a dwarf cultivar that grows best in mediterranean climates within u s. Olea europaea skylark dwarf common name. It measures 34 feet high with a trunk circumference of 168 inches and a crown spread of 60 feet.
Fruitless or few mature fruit varieties include swan hill little ollie majestic beauty and skylark dwarf. Most years will set no crop occasionally will set a light crop of small olives. Mediterranean region california native. Deep green leaves have silvery green undersides.
It tops out at about 6 8 feet and produces few fruits so its mainly grown for its ornamental qualities. Ornamental neat rows of branches set with equally neat rows of smallish leaves. Heat drought and salt tolerant. Cal ipc california invasive plant council classifies the invasiveness of this plant as limited.
Olea europa skylark dwarf. Dwarf varieties such as little ollie and skylark dwarf make good patio container plants. Olea europaea skylark dwarf plant details. Most won t need any additional humidity in your home.
Partial shade full sun hardiness.