My Edible Fruit Trees: Olive Trees nsw

Olive - Frantoio (Cutting) ^10/10

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Planted this tree to cross-pollinate Kalamata olive on advice from olive plantation owner. Reasonably good crop in 2016. Small olives.

Got a large crop in 2019 and made up 6 large jars of olives. They were fantastic. Can't wait for the next crop.

Since this is an established tree, decided to graft a few other varieties onto it as an experiment - Spanich Queen, Kolossus Kalamata, and Manzanillo - using bark grafting which seems to work very well.

Fruiting Months March

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 6 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pruned By: 20% in Summer

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Occasional leaf damage by small lacebugs. 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 - Spanish queen (Cutting)

Planted: 2012

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Two pests.

One is lacebug - tiny insects which seriously damage leaves. Can be wiped off by hand when tree is small, but will need spraying when tree is larger.

The second problem is a small borer grub which ringbarks the young tree typical

Olive - Kolossus kalamata (Cutting)

Planted: 2013

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Olive - Kalamata (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 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Frantoio

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Occasional leaf damage by lacebugs. 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 - Frantoio (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - Very sturdy plant. No transplant shock. Only needs watering weekly - twice weekly. Has more than doubled in size since purchase. Very happy with purchase. I purchased the Manzillo as a cross pollinator (which has also thrived).

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: 100% organic compost, rock dust, blood and bone, Powerfeed, volcanic dust

Pest Control: Not needed

Olive - Manzanillo (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - Very sturdy plant. No transplant shock. Only needs watering weekly - twice weekly. Has more than doubled in size since purchase. Very happy with purchase. I purchased the Frantoio as a cross pollinator (which has also thrived).

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: 100% organic compost, rock dust, blood and bone, Powerfeed, volcanic dust

Pest Control: Not needed

Olive - Helena (Cutting)

Comments: - Produced first fruit in 2014 but only a few. Small olives.

Planted: 2012

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Olive - Arbequina ^6/10

Olive - Manzanillo

Qty: 2

Pollination: Self Pollination

Olive - Kalamata

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Manzanillo (Grafted) ^4/10

Comments: -

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

Olive - Manzanillo

Olive - Arbequina

Comments: -

4 growing well and fruiting, made olives last year and trees fruiting up this year.

Planted: 2004

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

Pollination: Self Pollination

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 ^5/10

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This is the variety which produces a good crop of olives in Sydney. Flowered profusely in first year even though the plant is quite small. Recommended.

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Olive Verdale ^3/10

Planted: 2007

Height 3 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow lucerne blood and bone

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Picual ^10/10

Comments: - growing brilliantly

Planted: 2012

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow lucerne blood and bone

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Koroneiki

Planted: 2014

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow lucerne blood and bone

When I Fertilise: Yearly and Winter

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - UC13 ^5/10

Planted: 2014

Height 0.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow lucerne blood and bone

When I Fertilise: Yearly and Winter

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Kalamata ^7/10

Comments: - growing very nicely

Height 1.5 metres

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow lucerne blood and bone

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Manzanillo ^5/10

Planted: 2011

Height 0.5 metres

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow lucerne blood and bone

When I Fertilise: Yearly and Winter

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Barouni ^6/10

Comments: - growing nicely

Planted: 2012

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow lucerne blood and bone

Olive - Frantoio (Seedling) ^6/10

Planted: 2013

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow lucerne blood and bone

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Azapa (Seedling) ^5/10

Height 0.5 metres

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow lucerne blood and bone

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Arbequina (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2013

Height 0.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow lucerne blood and bone

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Manzanillo

Comments: - 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%

Planted: 2010

Olive - Local Seedling

Comments: -

Put these in because they were there, and wanted to practice grafting other varieties.. Nearly time to start

Planted: 2012

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Manzanillo

Comments: -

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) ^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

Olive Herb (Cutting) ^6/10

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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)