Olive Trees Hardiness Zone
Temperatures below 12 degrees fahrenheit will kill a tree to the ground but a.
Olive trees hardiness zone. Olive trees need long hot summers to ripen fruits and grow in u s. In general however we at olive tree growers cannot concur with claims that olive trees can thrive in usda zones 7b or lower and 8a can be questionable depending upon the particular winter and the particular location. Can olives grow in zone 8. Gardeners in colder climates must grow olive trees in a greenhouse or containers that can be moved indoors during winter.
Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 10 and prefer frost free winters. Olive trees need a minimum of six hours of full sunshine daily. 12 c and zone 8b if the lowest temperature is 20 degrees f. While variations in temperature occur within a usda zone certainly those in zone 6 are too cold for even the most cold hardy olive tree.
Department of agriculture designates areas as zone 8a if the average coldest winter temperature is 10 degrees f. If you love olive trees and live in a zone 8 region you may be asking. Generally olive trees are only suited to usda zones 9 11 so sadly there are no zone 6 olive tree cultivars. Can olives grow in zone 8.
Department of agriculture hardiness zones 9 through 11 there are thousands of cultivars and some are more resistant to cold.