Sweet Olive Tree Dwarf
Attractive as a formal hedge or specimen shrub.
Sweet olive tree dwarf. Planting in ground is an option in addition to containers. In regions farther north damage from low temperatures limits its growth so it is more frequently seen at 10 to 15 feet tall. Excellent in topiary form or trained as a single trunk tree in smaller spaces. Dwarf non fruiting evergreen with a graceful multi branching habit.
Due to the presence of carotenes in the flowers some say that the orange tea olive has a more pleasant fragrance than the white. The italian plum is a fantastic well rounded tree that always produces a significant amount of extra sweet dark purple oval shaped fruit. A key benefit of italian is that it s everbearing meaning the fruit keeps ripening all summer and early fall. Although these are still dwarf varieties they may be larger than some citrus.
212 840 0999 1420 broadway new york ny 10018. Cool nights and warm days give this hardy fruit a sweet tart flavor. Some such as pear apple and plum actually require. The leaves are typical of this species but are only 3 8 long.
Heat drought and salt tolerant. Other dwarf fruit trees. Tiny flower clusters have a delightful apricot like fragrance. We ve smelled them both.
Nurseries caroliniana we found this cultivar in japan in november 2009 and the parent plant was in full flower. Works well for formal or informal hedges and screens or as a landscape specimen. Native to asia the sweet olive is a large shrub or small tree that is capable of growing 20 to 30 feet tall in mild coastal areas. Enjoy fragrant blooms and evergreen leaves for years to come sweet olive trees osmanthus fragrans grow as evergreen shrubs or trees with sweet smelling blooms in the winter and spring months.
Deep green leaves have silvery green undersides. For an ornamental shrub that is hardy to zone 8 dwarf olive trees such as little ollie provide a mediterranean look and feel without the size or fruit. Olive trees do not do well in poorly drained soil and may develop root rot. A large evergreen shrub or small tree with a broad upright form that is densely branched and covered with finely toothed dark green foliage.
Shop soil soil amendments. Select a location for your dwarf olive tree that is located in full sun and well drained soil.