Botanical Name: Common Names:
Olea europaea Bambalina Dwarf Olive,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Dense, Upright
Description:
Dwarf hedging olive tree with a very compact habit and dense small leaved foliage. Ideal for use as a topiary or hedging as it responds well to frequent pruning. It can get to a size approximate 4m tall by 3m wide. will produce little to no fruit.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Wind Break, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Oleaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Grey
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Yes, Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High