Botanical Name: Common Names:
Olea europaea Mission Olive,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Trees Broad Domed
Description:
Olives are one of the oldest cultivated tree in the world and are very long lived. The Olive Mission's fruit can be used for pickling and well as a table olive and is widely used to make olive oil. Besides the fantastic fruit that these olives produce, they are very versatile in the landscape, they can be hedged, pleached, made into standards and also suit a front line coastal position.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 4-10m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Edible Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Wind Break, Container / Pot, Shade Tree
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Powdery Mildew
Cultural Notes: A very hardy plant that requires little watering or maintenance, can be kept to a small shrub and is suitable for planting into large pots for a long period on time.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Oleaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Grey, Silver
Flower Colour: Insignificant, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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