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I totally agree about it being to big for the kitchen. It would however be better suited for the terrace. In fact get 2 more and use them as anchors for the terrace decor.
Hello, although I have been a subscraber since the beginning of your channel, this is my first time commenting. Congratulations on your wonderful effort bringing back to life those beautiful buildings. My family owns several acres of olive trees and I know very well that the olive tree cannot survive when it is enclosed in any size room. This particular tree can be understood from its trunk that it is quite old in age and logically its entire life in nature. I believe that the ideal place would be in the chateau garden. My apologies for interfering I only wanted to inform you. It is your property and of course your choice. Love from Greece 🤗🇬🇷
@@sabalight2558 Olive trees, no matter how hardy they seem, have many sensitivities. One of them is cold, unfortunately they cannot withstand very low temperatures, for example below -5 celcius, they are at risk of freezing. We have had a year when the temperature in Greece had dropped to -12 together with frost and we lost several olive trees and fruit trees.
@@zoiselemenaki6485survives on glassed balconies in southern Sweden, even this winter with -4 several days in a row. I know someone who even has one survive no issues on an open balcony here. Mine is a small (1 m) European potted olive tree. Just don’t let the roots freeze.
@@anekirkegaard7734 Olive trees that produce food olives for example green, black as well as olive oil do not survive(we have these varieties), they thrive in the Mediterranean climate. You probably mean bonsai olive trees which are small trees but not like the one Billy got.
That tree is probably 100 years old it has survived outside, you will kill it if you have it indoors, its beautiful, find a lovely sunny spot in the garden.
I was going to say that too, however if they put it in full sunlight from windows would that help? No it will also need a deep root system. Very bad spot to put it where it is.
NO NO NO NO. Lol. IMHO. I'm a gardener & a foodie. That is a full grown major tree that should 💯 be OUTSIDE into one of the grass zones or better yet in the decimated garden! BTW, IT'S BEAUTIFUL! GREENERY IN YOUR KITCHEN CAN BE HERBS in window containers maybe. But please plant that lovely thing outside ASAP!
No, it's way to cold for olive trees in this area. I don't know it it could survive, but it wouldn't be happy ! And the sunny terrace sometimes don't see a ray of sun for months ...
What can I say Billy! If I am honest, the kitchen looks much nicer without the olive tree. It will shed leaves, it will attract flies, spiders. Best you move it to the courtyard or the garden.
I agree. I thought Billy was looking for a piece of furniture for that spot for the coffee maker. The tree looks massively out of place, although the color interest is nice.
Plant a nice herb garden in back, right outside the kitchen. The olive tree would look great (and probably thrive better) planted somewhere between the chateau and the chapel on that slight mound!
Way too large. Plus please consider the potential damage to the beautiful floor with water mishaps. The dust on the thousands of leaves that cannot be cleaned regularly should make this tree a deal breaker.
The kitchen was amazing but in a rustic/French country style. Parisian kitchens might be described as elegant, which this one wasn't meant to be. French Country goes incredibly well with trees and all sorts of foliage/plants as part of interiors, making connection with outdoors. Love the tree. It fits in perfectly well.
Putting that beautiful, large olive tree in the kitchen baffles me. It belongs in the garden to live two or three hundred years. Judging from the comments, I'm not alone. I am excited to see what you have up your sleeve for that kitchen at the chateau. Thanks for the video. 🎉❤😊
@@sharonmattox He also hasn't researched exactly what this tree needs to be healthy and grow in an indoor environment. If it needs 5-6 hours of sunlight, it may only get indirect light. Also doesn't know how often it needs to be watered. This is a recipe for disaster for that beautiful tree.
@@sharonmattox Judging from his reaction, I don't think Billy was expecting such a huge, mature tree. More like 3 ft which would do fine at the window for a few years but trees need to have their light source above them and unless he's going to put in a skylight ... I think a tree of this size needs to go outside. Could be even the view out the window. As for color, a low couch along one wall with colorful accents/pillows would be nice and that huge room can surely take it. Just MOHO. 🙂
Although you and the team have done a stellar job renovating this kitchen, the tree just doesn't look right in the kitchen. Its location in the room looks off, and it will thrive so much better outdoors. You had the best of intentions, but this one doesn't seem to be the right fit for the space or living conditions.
Billy , l live in England l have a horticultural degree ,and although many trees ,eg acers , bonsai, etc ,,are sold as suitable for indoor.. they actually do not thrive ,at best tolerate indoors ,,it is such a beautiful specimen,and the terrace Michael is sealing is the place it would thrive , but ideally it should go in the ground , as a beautiful centrepiece xx
I totally agree. I live in England too and my passion is plants and natural life. I have 3 olive trees all in the garden, thriving well for the past 12 yrs. It’s almost cruel keeping it indoors, give it some respect and show it off on Michaels terrace (get another one also) or even better plant it outside. If I can grow them in England, you can grow them in France. I do think you need some plants in there at least 3, if you want something of a size maybe a weeping fig would be more suitable. You are doing a cracking job with the videos and all that you do…
The Terrace over the Basement-Kitchen would make a wonderful "Winter Garden" conservatory. This would also help to insulate the Kitchen and keep it dry AND Warmer.
That is an old tree that was sheared back and new growth (branches) formed. You can tell by the size of the trunk. Needs to be in the ground…probably has large roots. Will die in that pot.
I feel it is too big for the kitchen and best suited outside in a courtyard. Also dropping of leaves, fruit and any bugs it might carry being introduced into a food prep area.
I think the olive tree would look nice planted in the lawn outside of the coach house you live in Billy. You could center it off of the blank gable end @7:05 that faces the chateau. That way you could see every time you drive in to your property.
Very pretty, but doesn't suit a kitchen. Will also need more light than it will get in that location. Should be on a patio or conservatory. Will also ruin the floor underneath if not placed on some sort of plate.
Billy, you need to bring some portable fans downstairs in the kitchen to move the warm air around. That in conjunction with the dehumidifier Micheal mentioned will really dry out the kitchen quick.
That olive tree will need more direct sunlight near a window. Pollinators won't be able to reach it so it won't fruit. It would be much happier outside.
Olive trees require full sun exposure to thive. It is not suited for the kitchen, plus keeping it dusted will be a nightmare. Consider another location. Smaller herbs and house plants would do well in the kitchen, plus give the kitchen more of a homey feel.
I agree with the terrace comment for full sun. How about a ficus? They are very hard to kill and live quite well in atrium type of settings which I think the kitchen would do well as a second. They look realy cool when the "trunk" has been woven and they don't grow particularly fast so even a large one could last in the space for many many years without repotting.
To big and you guys didn’t think this through lol because the tree will need to grow and the roots spread it needs to be planted on the grounds not in the kitchen,,,,,
Definitely put it outside. Maybe where you can see it from the kitchen windows out back. What happens when the olives drop all over your travertine floor?
I like the tree BUT NOT in the kitchen! The tree throws everything off and there are so many different ways to add color but this is not the way to do it. I don't even think the tree would survive in the kitchen. Please put it somewhere more suitable outside.
If you want greenery there, why not have a laddered grow shelf for herbs that goes almost to the height of the door? For some little bits of colour, get different pots.
Because that would need a lot more attention than they are prepared for right now. A herbal wall needs daily attention, he's trying to concentrate on the château now. A tree that needs weekly or biweekly watering is perfect and gives a splash of life to the space.
you have such a beautiful kitchen, but now all you see is the tree. Not a great fit for the kitchen, There are better ways to add texture and color to the kitchen. I would get over sized blue / white vases like the colorway Michael has in his kitchen. Run about three or four down the center of the island with a cloth runner undeneath the vases with potted flowers that would trive on that area.
Billy, have you considered some comfy wing chairs in your favourite colour (🌺red?) and a small round table from your attic hoard, for the kitchen? I’m sure there is a corner you could scooch it into and then you could have somewhere to enjoy a coffee made from your bazillion $$$ dollar coffee machine. ☕️🎉 The tree is beautiful and I’m sure it will find the perfect place to live.🍃 It looks like it’s 100 years old already! An Olive Tree Symbolizes- friendship and reconciliation, cleansing and healing, light, victory and richness and, above all, a sign of peace.🙏🌺
It over powers the kitchen sadly. You will also to be careful that when repotted it’s placed in a pot with a base. As the watering will stain the tiled floor.
I agree with so many others' comments: Too big for the kitchen, plant it outside, maybe in the garden, on the terrace, etc. I don't see it being happy inside at all. Please don't do that.
hi Billy, I grow Olive trees here in Hampshire England, outside. They hated being in my cold greenhouse with my citrus overwintering. They thrive in the garden, rainwater, no feeding, thrive. Indoors…red spider mite, dry leaves, poor flowering therefore less olives, sorry my friend, yours is really old too, will show its unhappiness very soon 😢 x
Would prefer a sage green or darker green cabinet to hold the Coffee Dalek with a Coffee Station...you could put in lovely oak window boxes inside with herbs growing in them...
Lovely tree but .. for me it detracts from the actual kitchen as this is all I focus on , it’s too big .. hmm 🤔 A smaller one would do the job better imo 😊
Of course Michael figured out how to implement an old burner to work for his project! Besides charming, he's also intelligent and gifted! Great to see you, Michael!
Tree is glorious. A Great idea for kitchen-but maybe a smaller olive tree instead to grow up in kitchen. Place olive tree on terrace, have outdoor lights and seating surround this beauty, maybe a small patio fountain, how serene that would be for Gwen when hosting her workshops….as an aside. Some sort of kitchen herb garden in the convent kitchen would add color texture and fragrance.
Put it outside on the grass in front of kitchen. It's an outdoor tree at least 100 yrs old. It has been trimmed for season needs to be placed outside not indoors you will kill it.
Wow this Olive Tree is so awesome!!! You need to place it on a round platform with casters so you can turn it from time to time. Lovely. I love the tree in your kitchen!!! So glad Michael is doing the terrace for you. The kitchen below is going to be awesome!!! I hope piggy is staying home now! lol All the best.
I’d move the olive tree to the terrace at the château as someone suggested. Thanks for showing the interior of the chapel. Installing the stove in the kitchen was a brilliant move. You may want a carbon monoxide detector down there.
Michael! You have worked so hard on that terrace. Excellent work. It was nice to see Montgomery out in the sunshine and grass. Hopefully no more escapes to his barnyard heritage again.
No! No! No! The olive is too big a profile for the room. If you want a tree in the kitchen, get an ornamental Cat Palm (or palm of some sort) which has a narrower profile. It gets about 4-6 feet tall. Two of them would be lovely, one at each end of the kitchen.
I like the idea of a tree but that one is too big. It kind of dominates instead of complimenting the kitchen. Well done Michael, great idea with the fireplace/stove.
Michael should paint the kitchen column like treebark and paint a green flowering vine climbing and wrapping around the column. It could be a creative artwork for the kitchen column and canvas for his talents.
Hello from northwest Pennsylvania! You are doing beautiful work at both the chateau and convent. My husband, a welder, was contacted by a local college to build a large pot for a tree in an atrium that kept falling over. He constructed it from steel and put casters underneath that will support 1200 pounds(544 kg). It was treated with a mild acid and left out in the rain to form a natural rust finish. Having something similar made local to you would allow you to move the tree around, both inside and out, as necessary.
The kitchen is pristine and beautiful. The tree is dull looking. It will take so much upkeep, too. It will require a nanny if you go on vacation. I don't think the kitchen needs more color but colorful wall hangings could be added. But I think it's a wonderful, sparkly, magical realm exactly as it is and full of colors - shades of several colors....beautiful as is. I wonder sometimes if everyone sees things online as they really are if they have an old monitor or a monitor that needs it's settings corrected. The kitchen looks very colorful on my monitor and it's not color-saturated - just normal.
It's not about adding the color, it's about adding life, texture, eye interest, vibe, connecting outdoors and indoors in ground level, grand sized French country historic property huge kitchen with extreme ceiling height. Trees are never dull, they are alive. World that surrounds us is not just colorful, it has dimensions, textures, energies, vibes, light.
Olive tree is too big! Get 2 smaller ones or bay leaf? for the kitchen and put that olive out in convent courtyard or terrace at the chateau. Agree kitchen needs some colour.
I loved Yanis's reaction to the comment on his beautiful jumper. He made a funny gesture as though he would take it off and give it to Rick. Such is the sweetness and generosity of the Middle Eastern culture. If a person says they like something that you have, ancient generosity says that you must give the item to that person. Yanis is a very kind and lovely person.
NO to the olive tree in the kitchen. Instead, begin a wonderful kitchen garden just outside the kitchen door in one of those green quads. Plant the olive tree, a lemon, tree a lime tree, a bay tree, a curry leaf tree... etc. You don't have to begin with herbs etc. until the kitchen is actually operating. But do establish some wonderful large--growing food trees.
@@blueice011Es geht nicht nur um die Größe. Ohne Sonne wird der Olivenbaum alle Blätter abwerfen und sterben. Außerdem ist der Topf zu klein für die großen alten Wurzeln.
@@monikaschwenke4532 Frankreich gilt als zivilisiertes Land mit gut etablierten gesetzlichen Regelungen. Billy und seine Familie sind intelligente Menschen. Ich bin sicher, dass sie den Baum bei dem Händler gekauft haben, der für den Verkauf zugelassen ist. Dies setzt Qualifikation/Ausbildung/Kenntnisse zum Thema Gartenbau voraus. Mit anderen Worten: Ich bezweifle stark, dass irgendein legitimes Unternehmen in Frankreich Topfbäume verkaufen würde, die aufgrund der Bedingungen dem Untergang geweiht sind.
So happy seeing Michael again. Also love seeing the work at the chateau. Hope you continue showing your progress . Also enjoying seeing your family and animals. How is the green house coming along?
Once Michael is done with the terrace, put that olive tree there, so that it has enough sun and can be seen at the time.
I totally agree about it being to big for the kitchen. It would however be better suited for the terrace. In fact get 2 more and use them as anchors for the terrace decor.
Great suggestion!! It would took lovely there. I’ve never had an olive tree, how big a pot should it have, does anyone know what its requirements are?
That’s a great idea. It was beautiful there.
Perfect Idea! keeping it inside isn't going to help it at all.
I agree. The terrace is best.
Hello, although I have been a subscraber since the beginning of your channel, this is my first time commenting. Congratulations on your wonderful effort bringing back to life those beautiful buildings. My family owns several acres of olive trees and I know very well that the olive tree cannot survive when it is enclosed in any size room. This particular tree can be understood from its trunk that it is quite old in age and logically its entire life in nature. I believe that the ideal place would be in the chateau garden. My apologies for interfering I only wanted to inform you. It is your property and of course your choice. Love from Greece 🤗🇬🇷
I've never seen an olive treee in the Normandy. Do you thinlk, it would survive in this colder area ?
@@sabalight2558 Olive trees, no matter how hardy they seem, have many sensitivities. One of them is cold, unfortunately they cannot withstand very low temperatures, for example below -5 celcius, they are at risk of freezing. We have had a year when the temperature in Greece had dropped to -12 together with frost and we lost several olive trees and fruit trees.
@@zoiselemenaki6485survives on glassed balconies in southern Sweden, even this winter with -4 several days in a row. I know someone who even has one survive no issues on an open balcony here. Mine is a small (1 m) European potted olive tree. Just don’t let the roots freeze.
@@anekirkegaard7734 Olive trees that produce food olives for example green, black as well as olive oil do not survive(we have these varieties), they thrive in the Mediterranean climate. You probably mean bonsai olive trees which are small trees but not like the one Billy got.
@@anekirkegaard7734shhhh‼️ Next episode Billy will be building a glass balcony off the Convent kitchen!!!
That tree is probably 100 years old it has survived outside, you will kill it if you have it indoors, its beautiful, find a lovely sunny spot in the garden.
It is a kitchen....NOT A GREENHOUSE. AND it needs a larger pot much larger. That pot is 90 per cent roots at this point.
An olive tree requires full sun exposure so I don't think it would survive indoors.
this advice makes more sense.
Yep -- Size doesn't matter. It won't live devoid of direct sunlight. (Brightness from the windows is not direct sunlight.)
If it's Hardy enough to grow outdoors it would look nice in the courtyard.
The roots go deep. In a container, the root ball has nowhere to grow. It will be unhealthy.
I was going to say that too, however if they put it in full sunlight from windows would that help? No it will also need a deep root system. Very bad spot to put it where it is.
NO NO NO NO.
Lol. IMHO.
I'm a gardener & a foodie. That is a full grown major tree that should 💯 be OUTSIDE into one of the grass zones or better yet in the decimated garden!
BTW, IT'S BEAUTIFUL!
GREENERY IN YOUR KITCHEN CAN BE HERBS in window containers maybe.
But please plant that lovely thing outside ASAP!
Gorgeous but not for the kitchen.
Just what were you thinking, Billy.
Definitely NO, Billy. It needs to be outdoors. Either in the Convent garden or back at the chateau on the terrace.
No, it's way to cold for olive trees in this area. I don't know it it could survive, but it wouldn't be happy !
And the sunny terrace sometimes don't see a ray of sun for months ...
What can I say Billy! If I am honest, the kitchen looks much nicer without the olive tree. It will shed leaves, it will attract flies, spiders. Best you move it to the courtyard or the garden.
Very true. The kitchen is fantastic as it is ie., AMAZING
I agree. I thought Billy was looking for a piece of furniture for that spot for the coffee maker. The tree looks massively out of place, although the color interest is nice.
Fantastic tree. Ask Michael to paint a picture of it on that wall and put the tree on the terrace.
It's a big no for that tree in the kitchen
Small lemon tree would be better. Convert the patio at the Chateau into a huge conservatory and you could have lots of indoor trees.
It’s a beautiful tree, but it is better suited in your garden.
Olive trees grow in Mediterranean climate. There is no olive trees in northern France.
One of the huge entryways would be a lovely spot too.
Please don’t keep that gorgeous tree in the kitchen for so many reasons.
It's your kitchen. But a wall of fresh planted herbs in terra Cota pots hanging from that wall would be nice. But who am I lol.
@@LindaJohnston-mu1hg You are sweet. :) But that's not Ikea type of project. It's a huge space.
Get another Olive tree and put a pair of them on the terrace. A pair of them will look amazing, and they are on sale 💰!
Just NO, Billy!! Who puts a tree in a kitchen? Pots of herbs, cheery pot plants on the sills OK. Also way too big.
Yes it needs some greenery,olive tree too big,herbs and thing would be perfect 🥰🇬🇧
Little pots of herbs? 😂 They'll be lost. And who says you can't have a tree in the kitchen.
@@jaccirdesign The trees that need full sun. Try a fichus tree.
Plant a nice herb garden in back, right outside the kitchen.
The olive tree would look great (and probably thrive better) planted somewhere between the chateau and the chapel on that slight mound!
It's a gorgeous tree and I like how it looks in the kitchen but I don't think it's going to be happy there.
That's quite a dramatic step to make the coffee machine look smaller 😂
LOL
Great comment!
That’s a funny comment 😉
Way too large. Plus please consider the potential damage to the beautiful floor with water mishaps. The dust on the thousands of leaves that cannot be cleaned regularly should make this tree a deal breaker.
NOOO its way to big for the kitchen. It needs natural light
I heard the tree sobbing😪. Its limbs were trembling as it entered the kitchen. Poor thing wants to go back outside.
I agree
I head it say, “ whoa, that’s a GorGeous coffee maker”🤣
Whoever thought of putting a huge olive tree in that gorgeous kitchen is CRAZY!!😳...IT DOESN'T SUIT THE KITCHEN BILLY!!🤯
I don't think it suits the kitchen. It should be outside or at least in a large glass orangery.
Michael, you look absolutely amazing these days. There's a spring in your step and a twinkle in your eye. You are in your element ❤❤❤❤
The kitchen was so elegant. A big potted plant disrupts everything in not a pleasurable way. Nice on a terrace.
I totally agree.
The kitchen was amazing but in a rustic/French country style. Parisian kitchens might be described as elegant, which this one wasn't meant to be. French Country goes incredibly well with trees and all sorts of foliage/plants as part of interiors, making connection with outdoors. Love the tree. It fits in perfectly well.
@@blueice011 it looks like a jungle plant. Maybe a plant is wonderful but one with more elements of thin stalks or leaves.
Putting that beautiful, large olive tree in the kitchen baffles me. It belongs in the garden to live two or three hundred years. Judging from the comments, I'm not alone. I am excited to see what you have up your sleeve for that kitchen at the chateau. Thanks for the video. 🎉❤😊
Way too big. Needs much larger pot and some sun. Really out of place alotogether
Plant that beauty in your garden🌿
Beautiful tree, but way too big.
I agree! Should be planted in the garden imo, along with some fruit trees, etc. 👍🏻
@@sharonmattox He also hasn't researched exactly what this tree needs to be healthy and grow in an indoor environment. If it needs 5-6 hours of sunlight, it may only get indirect light. Also doesn't know how often it needs to be watered. This is a recipe for disaster for that beautiful tree.
On the Terrace at the Chateau will be a better place in my opinion.😊
@@sharonmattox Judging from his reaction, I don't think Billy was expecting such a huge, mature tree. More like 3 ft which would do fine at the window for a few years but trees need to have their light source above them and unless he's going to put in a skylight ... I think a tree of this size needs to go outside.
Could be even the view out the window.
As for color, a low couch along one wall with colorful accents/pillows would be nice and that huge room can surely take it. Just MOHO. 🙂
Olives don´t neccesarily need all round warm temp. Here in Spain in winter they survive colder temp up to a little below 0 celcius.
Not for the kitchen. The tree needs its own space.
Although you and the team have done a stellar job renovating this kitchen, the tree just doesn't look right in the kitchen. Its location in the room looks off, and it will thrive so much better outdoors. You had the best of intentions, but this one doesn't seem to be the right fit for the space or living conditions.
My olive trees did not survive the winter indoors. Don't do it
IT'S unanimous!! The tree goes Billy!➡️🥾🌲🌴👍🏿🤣
NO! it's too big! Outside is where it belongs.
Agree.
Absolutely NOT
Exactly that tree is too OLD and large to be inside a smaller tree would be ok but never, never a mature tree. Omg... poor tree :/
YES ! But not in Normandy. I've never seen an olive tree in Normandy. It belongs to the south of France, Spain, Italy,Sicily, Greece ...
Are Billy, the tree, is already a monolith. Put out doors where it gets plenty of sun and fresh air and provide beautiful shade.
Billy , l live in England l have a horticultural degree ,and although many trees ,eg acers , bonsai, etc ,,are sold as suitable for indoor.. they actually do not thrive ,at best tolerate indoors ,,it is such a beautiful specimen,and the terrace Michael is sealing is the place it would thrive , but ideally it should go in the ground , as a beautiful centrepiece xx
I totally agree. I live in England too and my passion is plants and natural life. I have 3 olive trees all in the garden, thriving well for the past 12 yrs. It’s almost cruel keeping it indoors, give it some respect and show it off on Michaels terrace (get another one also) or even better plant it outside. If I can grow them in England, you can grow them in France. I do think you need some plants in there at least 3, if you want something of a size maybe a weeping fig would be more suitable. You are doing a cracking job with the videos and all that you do…
THIS! Exactly.
The Terrace over the Basement-Kitchen
would make a wonderful "Winter Garden" conservatory.
This would also help to insulate the Kitchen and keep it dry AND Warmer.
That is an old tree that was sheared back and new growth (branches) formed. You can tell by the size of the trunk. Needs to be in the ground…probably has large roots. Will die in that pot.
Well said! It would be very sad to see such a tree die.
Hahahaha, just NO, to having that tree in the Convent kitchen.
I feel it is too big for the kitchen and best suited outside in a courtyard. Also dropping of leaves, fruit and any bugs it might carry being introduced into a food prep area.
I think the olive tree would look nice planted in the lawn outside of the coach house you live in Billy. You could center it off of the blank gable end @7:05 that faces the chateau. That way you could see every time you drive in to your property.
No to the olive tree IN the kitchen. Sorry Billy. That wall could handle a large painting or tapestry to add some color to the kitchen.
It’s a NO from me too I’m afraid. Beautiful tree, wrong place.
Very pretty, but doesn't suit a kitchen. Will also need more light than it will get in that location. Should be on a patio or conservatory. Will also ruin the floor underneath if not placed on some sort of plate.
Billy, you need to bring some portable fans downstairs in the kitchen to move the warm air around. That in conjunction with the dehumidifier Micheal mentioned will really dry out the kitchen quick.
That olive tree will need more direct sunlight near a window. Pollinators won't be able to reach it so it won't fruit. It would be much happier outside.
Yes, but not in northern France. It's way too cold most of the year.
Put a fan near the heater to circulate the hot air!
Olive trees require full sun exposure to thive. It is not suited for the kitchen, plus keeping it dusted will be a nightmare. Consider another location. Smaller herbs and house plants would do well in the kitchen, plus give the kitchen more of a homey feel.
I agree with the terrace comment for full sun. How about a ficus? They are very hard to kill and live quite well in atrium type of settings which I think the kitchen would do well as a second. They look realy cool when the "trunk" has been woven and they don't grow particularly fast so even a large one could last in the space for many many years without repotting.
To big and you guys didn’t think this through lol because the tree will need to grow and the roots spread it needs to be planted on the grounds not in the kitchen,,,,,
Trees need to be outside in the sun and rain. It's not an ornament. It's a living thing which gives us our oxygen.
Definitely put it outside. Maybe where you can see it from the kitchen windows out back. What happens when the olives drop all over your travertine floor?
It won’t fruit without bees to pollinate
I like the tree BUT NOT in the kitchen! The tree throws everything off and there are so many different ways to add color but this is not the way to do it. I don't even think the tree would survive in the kitchen. Please put it somewhere more suitable outside.
If you want greenery there, why not have a laddered grow shelf for herbs that goes almost to the height of the door? For some little bits of colour, get different pots.
Because that would need a lot more attention than they are prepared for right now. A herbal wall needs daily attention, he's trying to concentrate on the château now. A tree that needs weekly or biweekly watering is perfect and gives a splash of life to the space.
No no no to tree in kitchen
Great idea👍
@@eletakelley7188 He doesn't have to set it up now though? I mean, the convent won't be in full use for years from now.
That would make sense in my 6m2 and 2.85m heigh city kitchen.
you have such a beautiful kitchen, but now all you see is the tree. Not a great fit for the kitchen, There are better ways to add texture and color to the kitchen. I would get over sized blue / white vases like the colorway Michael has in his kitchen. Run about three or four down the center of the island with a cloth runner undeneath the vases with potted flowers that would trive on that area.
You guys are clearly renovators not gardeners 😂😂
Billy, have you considered some comfy wing chairs in your favourite colour (🌺red?) and a small round table from your attic hoard, for the kitchen? I’m sure there is a corner you could scooch it into and then you could have somewhere to enjoy a coffee made from your bazillion $$$ dollar coffee machine. ☕️🎉 The tree is beautiful and I’m sure it will find the perfect place to live.🍃 It looks like it’s 100 years old already!
An Olive Tree Symbolizes-
friendship and reconciliation, cleansing and healing, light, victory and richness and, above all, a sign of peace.🙏🌺
It over powers the kitchen sadly. You will also to be careful that when repotted it’s placed in a pot with a base. As the watering will stain the tiled floor.
The olive tree doesn't like wet roots, there needs to be a drainage.
Oh, I don't like this idea. That poor tree, crammed into such a small pot. Set it free!
I agree with so many others' comments: Too big for the kitchen, plant it outside, maybe in the garden, on the terrace, etc. I don't see it being happy inside at all. Please don't do that.
MICHAEL? What about a fan or two?? To blow the heat throughout the room. Brilliant idea indeed ❤ blessings
NO! Outdoors!
Tree = outside!
Poor tree😢
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Michael, that temporary fireplace is an excellent idea.
hi Billy, I grow Olive trees here in Hampshire England, outside. They hated being in my cold greenhouse with my citrus overwintering. They thrive in the garden, rainwater, no feeding, thrive. Indoors…red spider mite, dry leaves, poor flowering therefore less olives, sorry my friend, yours is really old too, will show its unhappiness very soon 😢 x
Would prefer a sage green or darker green cabinet to hold the Coffee Dalek with a Coffee Station...you could put in lovely oak window boxes inside with herbs growing in them...
Lovely tree but .. for me it detracts from the actual kitchen as this is all I focus on , it’s too big .. hmm 🤔
A smaller one would do the job better imo 😊
Of course Michael figured out how to implement an old burner to work for his project! Besides charming, he's also intelligent and gifted! Great to see you, Michael!
There is no way that tree will be happy with that light in the kitchen
Tree is glorious. A Great idea for kitchen-but maybe a smaller olive tree instead to grow up in kitchen. Place olive tree on terrace, have outdoor lights and seating surround this beauty, maybe a small patio fountain, how serene that would be for Gwen when hosting her workshops….as an aside. Some sort of kitchen herb garden in the convent kitchen would add color texture and fragrance.
Put it outside on the grass in front of kitchen. It's an outdoor tree at least 100 yrs old. It has been trimmed for season needs to be placed outside not indoors you will kill it.
Wow this Olive Tree is so awesome!!! You need to place it on a round platform with casters so you can turn it from time to time. Lovely. I love the tree in your kitchen!!! So glad Michael is doing the terrace for you. The kitchen below is going to be awesome!!! I hope piggy is staying home now! lol All the best.
I’d move the olive tree to the terrace at the château as someone suggested. Thanks for showing the interior of the chapel. Installing the stove in the kitchen was a brilliant move. You may want a carbon monoxide detector down there.
Just NO to indoors.
It will drop leaves and make a hell of a mess. Too dark in there. Outside is best.
I enjoyed the neighbour's cows commenting loudly on Michael's end scene.
Please put the gorgeous tree outdoors, it really is gorgeous and it would look amazing set on the chateau terrace.
Michael! You have worked so hard on that terrace. Excellent work. It was nice to see Montgomery out in the sunshine and grass. Hopefully no more escapes to his barnyard heritage again.
No! No! No! The olive is too big a profile for the room. If you want a tree in the kitchen, get an ornamental Cat Palm (or palm of some sort) which has a narrower profile. It gets about 4-6 feet tall. Two of them would be lovely, one at each end of the kitchen.
It’s way too big for the kitchen - it will need more sun than 5-6 hrs otherwise it will become sick
I like the idea of a tree but that one is too big. It kind of dominates instead of complimenting the kitchen. Well done Michael, great idea with the fireplace/stove.
One smaller tree cant dominate 80m2 and 4m height ceiling room.
Michael should paint the kitchen column like treebark and paint a green flowering vine climbing and wrapping around the column.
It could be a creative artwork for the kitchen column and canvas for his talents.
The olive tree is not suited to a kitchen environment.put it outside, in a sunny position, shektered from the wind
Hello from northwest Pennsylvania! You are doing beautiful work at both the chateau and convent. My husband, a welder, was contacted by a local college to build a large pot for a tree in an atrium that kept falling over. He constructed it from steel and put casters underneath that will support 1200 pounds(544 kg). It was treated with a mild acid and left out in the rain to form a natural rust finish. Having something similar made local to you would allow you to move the tree around, both inside and out, as necessary.
Now the tree is the center of attention, and it is too big. It's appears almost pot-bound, also. It should be terrace-bound.
Billy put the Olive tree on the veranda that Michael is currently repairing it should look amazing there. Great to see you repairing the Chateau.
Plant it in the lawn and admire it from the kitchen window !
The kitchen is pristine and beautiful. The tree is dull looking. It will take so much upkeep, too. It will require a nanny if you go on vacation. I don't think the kitchen needs more color but colorful wall hangings could be added. But I think it's a wonderful, sparkly, magical realm exactly as it is and full of colors - shades of several colors....beautiful as is. I wonder sometimes if everyone sees things online as they really are if they have an old monitor or a monitor that needs it's settings corrected. The kitchen looks very colorful on my monitor and it's not color-saturated - just normal.
It's not about adding the color, it's about adding life, texture, eye interest, vibe, connecting outdoors and indoors in ground level, grand sized French country historic property huge kitchen with extreme ceiling height. Trees are never dull, they are alive. World that surrounds us is not just colorful, it has dimensions, textures, energies, vibes, light.
Olive tree is too big! Get 2 smaller ones or bay leaf? for the kitchen and put that olive out in convent courtyard or terrace at the chateau.
Agree kitchen needs some colour.
I am no olive tree expert, but it looks like that tree will be root-bound in no time. It will just wither, then die.
Yes too big……not a tree for indoor……..already huge, outside perhaps
I loved Yanis's reaction to the comment on his beautiful jumper. He made a funny gesture as though he would take it off and give it to Rick. Such is the sweetness and generosity of the Middle Eastern culture. If a person says they like something that you have, ancient generosity says that you must give the item to that person. Yanis is a very kind and lovely person.
It is a beautiful tree but not for the kitchen, way too large .
NO to the olive tree in the kitchen. Instead, begin a wonderful kitchen garden just outside the kitchen door in one of those green quads. Plant the olive tree, a lemon, tree a lime tree, a bay tree, a curry leaf tree... etc. You don't have to begin with herbs etc. until the kitchen is actually operating. But do establish some wonderful large--growing food trees.
Yeah that tree is not just to big, it just does not belong in a kitchen. House plants would be great, tree's just don't belong there.
That's not a house size kitchen. It's over 80m2 space with very tall ceilings. Small pots or cut flowers would look ridiculous.
@@blueice011Es geht nicht nur um die Größe. Ohne Sonne wird der Olivenbaum alle Blätter abwerfen und sterben. Außerdem ist der Topf zu klein für die großen alten Wurzeln.
@@monikaschwenke4532 Frankreich gilt als zivilisiertes Land mit gut etablierten gesetzlichen Regelungen. Billy und seine Familie sind intelligente Menschen. Ich bin sicher, dass sie den Baum bei dem Händler gekauft haben, der für den Verkauf zugelassen ist. Dies setzt Qualifikation/Ausbildung/Kenntnisse zum Thema Gartenbau voraus. Mit anderen Worten: Ich bezweifle stark, dass irgendein legitimes Unternehmen in Frankreich Topfbäume verkaufen würde, die aufgrund der Bedingungen dem Untergang geweiht sind.
So many exciting things happening!! Do love the chateau! Love seeing the kitchen progress and all the beautiful smiles!
I just want to say, that it is a blessing to see Rick on a regular basis again!
Tad to large But I agree a bit greenery would make the kitchen pop ❤
Billy, Billy! The tree would be much happier outside. Lovely at the chateau!
So happy seeing Michael again. Also love seeing the work at the chateau. Hope you continue showing your progress . Also enjoying seeing your family and animals. How is the green house coming along?
Nice tree but definitely not for the kitchen ,maybe outside the door of the kitchen.
There are loads of small trees that would work very well in the kitchen. The olive tree is just too big and I don’t think it will be happy there.