My Edibles: Olive Trees NSW

Olive - old, existing

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This poor old thing had obviously been cut down by the previous owner(s), and is now just suckers. Many of the olive trees in this area aparently bear quite well

Planted: 1900

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Is it going to be viable to keep this tree? Will the suckers be worth pruning back to just 1 or 2, or will it be worth trying to graft onto the old manky trunk somewhere down low?

Olive - Manzanillo

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Summer 2010:I bought him at a closing down sale. He wasn't a happy chappy but I could see his potential.He came very wonky but with staking/training and careful pruning he should be strong enough to stand up on his own in about 6 months.

Spring 2011:he is strong enough to stand on his own now so I am using the stakes and a good pruning to train him into the shape I want. Flowers everywhere this yearbut I don't think that I will let him fruit.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Charlie Carp, Seasol, worm juice, Blood and Bone, Dynamic Lifter (in rotation)

Pest Control: He got some sort of sap-sucking gross black thing on his leaves but I just sprayed with Dragon's Blood (habanero chilli, garlic and detergent concoction) and he is right as rain.

Olive - Kalamata (Grafted) (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Fast growing, very hardy tree.  

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2007

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting, Autumn, Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Horse manure, worm castings and dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

my olives keep dropping their fruits too :(

Need alkaline soil, maybe a 7ph, mine has never fruited in over 7 years, soil too acid.

Olive - Kalamata (Grafted) (Grafted) ^5/10

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Looking forward to this variety. Must water at fruiting time to ensure fruit does not drop.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Frantoio

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Occasional leaf damage by black flies (aphids?). Need to check regularly and wipe off by hand or spray. If unchecked can damage large number of leaves. Also need to check for caterpillars which occasionally can wipe out a lot of leaves.

Olive - Kalamata (Grafted)

Helena\'s Olive ^7/10

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Not bought from Daleys but bought it for olive loving husband so will see how we go. Planning to keep it in a pot. I was told bynursery it's a great variety foor both eating, and making into oil which won me over.
Update: Have since realised I can't find info on this tree anywhere so hoping it will be a good tree and not a dud?

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Olive Herb (Cutting) ^6/10

Comments: -

Santolina rosmarinifolia:  Native to Mediterranean Europe, a dought hardy flowering perannial that grows to half a metre high. If you  brush your hands through the foliage, it emits this intense strong smell of pure olive oil.

Planted: 2011

Height 150 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

Comments

Oh John I was SO going to get one of these the other day and Bunnings didn't have any more! GRRR! Can I beg for a cutting when yours is big enough? Pretty pretty please?? With sugar on top? :O)

Olive - Frantoio (Cutting) ^5/10

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Planted this tree to cross-pollinate Kalamata olive on advice from olive plantation owner.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Occasional leaf damage by black flies (aphids?). Need to check regularly and wipe off by hand or spray. If unchecked can damage large number of leaves. Also need to check for caterpillars which occasionally can wipe out a lot of leaves.

Olive - Jumbo Kalamata (Cutting) ^5/10

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Produces large olives which tasted very good at olive show. Has started to flower but not yet fruited.

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Occasional leaf damage by black flies (aphids?). Need to check regularly and wipe off by hand or spray. If unchecked can damage large number of leaves. Also need to check for caterpillars which occasionally can wipe out a lot of leaves.

Olive - Manzanillo ^5/10

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I suspect this is the variety which produces a good crop of olives in Sydney.

Planted: 2011

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Olive - Manzanillo (Grafted) ^4/10

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I have been growing olives in large pots for around 6 years I guess, they flower but don't carry the fruit

Still not fruiting ...

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Organic

Cassine australis - Red olive berry ^5/10

Comments: - Beauty, usage, reminds me of the mediterranee

Olive - Kalamata (Grafted) (Grafted)

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Sept/Oct 2009 Ist time flowering. Planted 2002. Maybe due to the plentiful amounts of fertilizer & Dolomite.  Cut off 3m growth rootstock (Manzanillo Cuttting) Oct 2009, it too was flowering but in small amounts. 

Photo taken 2009

Sept 2010 - min flowers

Planted: 2002

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Manzanillo

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Olive - Manzanillo (Grafted) ^8/10

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This is the olive grown by many gourmet table olive farmers due to flesh/pit ratio, lovely flavour, easy to grow and prepare for eating. Although ours haven't fruited yet (we haven't had them long enough), I am very pleased to report that they are growing very well in our Sydney climate and our backyard's microclimate/soil (Como 2226, near Sutherland). Sandy soil (~50cm deep) on bedrock/clay base was prepared following Olives Australia guidlines, www.oliveaustralia.com.au.

We have only watered once a week for first 3 weeks, then let all the Winter rain take over for settling roots in. Expect to water during fruiting, and prune every 2 years to open vase kept at max 3m.

Will add fruiting details when that happens, and will post back if any watering/pruning/pest issues arise.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Frantoio

Question:

Does anyone else in Sydney have experience with olives? Do you have tips or experience to share?

Olive - Barouni

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Arbequina

Planted: 2007

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Kalamata (Grafted) ^6/10

Planted: 2004

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Olive - Arbequina

Planted: 2004

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

Comments

Planted in the front yard after digging them out of the back yard 2 years ago they had made it up to 3 meters high (alot of pruning) before being cut down to less that half height and placed in milk crates. I can't believe they all survived but luckily they did and they now seem to have stabalised and have started growing. At there feet are lots of Aloevera.

Olive - Manzanillo

Pollination: No

Olive - Manzanillo (Seedling)

Comments: -

Growing well. Waiting for fruit.

Planted: 2007

Height 3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pest Control:

Growing well. Waiting for fruit.

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Jumbo Kalamata (Seedling)

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Not very happy in the pot. Just sitting there, not really growing.Have increased feed and water and hope it will start growing.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Hi. I have this tree planted in the ground in full sun and it is indeed a very slow growing tree but doing well. Watch out for 2 problems - small black mites which damage leaves, and occasionally a large caterpillar which can strip leaves very quickly.

Olive - Manzanillo

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Olive - Arbequina

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Olive Tree

Olive - Kalamata (Grafted)

Cassine australis - Red olive berry

Pollination: Self Pollination

Olive - Hardys Mammoth

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Olive - UC13

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 6

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Olive - Manzanillo

Planted: 2006

Qty: 6

Sun/Shade: Full Sun