Botanical Name: Common Names:
Olea europaea Manzanillo Olive,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Trees Upright
Description:
Small feature tree that makes a stunning addition to the landscape with its grey-green foliage and edible fruit. The Manzanillo variety is renown for the quality of the fruit that it bears that is suited for pickling and oil production. Olives are suited to being planted as a feature tree in the landscape or grouped together to form a hedge. Use also in containers, as topiary or as an espalier.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 4-10m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Bird Attracting, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Edible Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Wind Break, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Olives are extremely tough and able to withstand poor soils and arid conditions. They will however respond favourably to good soil and fertiliser application. They do not like to be in wet soils.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Oleaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Cream, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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