Olive Tree Care. 10 VERY HELPFUL TIPS.
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- How to care for #olive #trees, a comprehensive guide. Including #pruning advice.
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In this vlog I give an update to the original olive tree care vlog from one month ago which you can find on my channel. I also give a list of top tips for olive tree care and pruning for fruit, from my experience and research into olives
1. Repot them every couple of years or so for vigour. The old #compost will be spent of necessary nutrients.
2. Add extra #drainage, think about their native climate, dry, arid well drained earth. They do not like wet, soggy roots. I put #crocks and gravel at the bottom of the pot to help excess water get away from the roots..
3. Pots are a limited resource and the plants need food, so feed them regularly, I use a tomato food.
4. Whilst they don't like wet soggy #roots they do need plenty of water. Give them a good soaking every week or two weeks depending on the conditions. But do let them dry out between soakings. Do not let them stay wet over winter they hate cold and wet together.
5. Remember they produce #flowers and therefore fruit on one year old growth, so if you want fruit your pruning needs to leave some one year old growth. They never flower on the same place twice.
6. Flowers and growth will only develop where there is good light. Which is why people often #prune them into an open vase shape. If you a not worried about fruit you can make a topiary ball.
7. They do need a couple of months of cold weather over winter to make the flower/fruit buds set. 2 months under 10 degrees. They are reasonably hardy even in the UK down to -8 or -9.
8. They are self fertile. They are wind #pollinated, put them where there is a breeze.
9. Don't feed late summer. This allows that year's new growth to harden off and also discourages new tender growth just before the damaging winter weather.
10. Mulch or top-dress your pots to retain moisture, supress weeds and feed/enrich the soil.
I hope the vlog is of value, please do like, share, SUBSCRIBE, hit notifications bell and comment below the video I love to hear from you.
Best wishes
Mark 
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Around the 7:30 mark you show a picture of trees with icicles then say “two months below 10 degrees”. That strongly suggests that olive trees need a couple months of sub freezing temperatures.
You may be using Fahrenheit? In the UK the tradition is centigrade. Where are you based? Thanks
I'll check the video to see if it giving an incorrect impression. Thanks for bringing it to my attention
Mark, i think it's a reasonable observation. I do mean 10 centigrade but i suppose the picture and the 10 degrees comment close together may give the wrong impression. Hopefully people will read this comment thread. Best wishes. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Yes of course I looked at Greece weather. Then did the temperature conversation. This probably caused a lot of confusion and perhaps some people missed the point which I think is; if you live where it gets too cold for the olive tree you must bring it indoors, but you should be careful not to bring it in too soon.
I have pinned this comment so it stays just beneath the video. Thanks again. Mark
This guy has fantastic English allowing me to understand clearly what he says, as I am not a native English speaker. Some great olive trees you have and great tips, I have only one tree so have to be care full.
Thanks so much for your lovely comment Jan. Good luck and best wishes with your olive tree! ☺️
Thank you for the great tips Mark. It really helped me to understand how to properly care for my two olive trees. 😊First time having them as a plant..Hopefully it will grow.
You need your own gardening show.. your ace
Thank you Debra. I'm delighted by your comment. 😊
Dude I'm from. Greece and I reckon you are top shelf.
Thank you 😊 lovely comment. Mark
Great video. Big thank you. After years of deferring buying an olive tree believing they were impossible to nurture in the UK, I finally purchased my first potted olive tree today.
I hope I can give it a beautiful life. 🧐🙏
200 chill hours is what has typically been recommended for an Arbequina olive, but studies on the Canary Islands show that the olive tree does not need chill hours to fruit, however it does complicate the harvesting of the fruit, as the critical oils also within the fruit change on a different schedule, and you can easily miss optimum picking time. I believe I also saw a study from Texas that suggested chill hours are not needed. All the same, mine is in the garage getting chill hours, as USDA Zone 7B will likely kill them - Average Annual Extreme Minimum Temperature 5 degrees to 10 degrees F (-15 to -12.2 C).
This is very helpful additional information Many thanks. Mark
Thank you a lot! I have one small olive in pot that I was mistreating until now. I really want to see flowers and olives on it one day so I will be using your tips for that.
Thank you kind sir, thanks to you I can see I've been doing a couple of mistakes with my potted tree. Cheers!!
Thanks, Mark. You have a knack for explaining things very clearly. Keep it up!
Thanks
Shona. I very much appreciate your feedback 🙂
Mark, you sir, are adorable! Keep up the great work!! Loved learning how to take care of my tree. I had no clue I could grow it outside!
Thanks so much. Really appreciate your comment. Mark
Very informative video; I have only 1 olive tree along with about 30 other fruit trees. I like how you presented the information; it was very concise. Thank you!
Amazing tips especially the bit about pruning.
Thank you Sonal. I may change the title a little to reflect the pruning tips. Best wishes. Mark
I love your olive tree and boxwood videos!
Thank you so much. I've been away but I'm returned home now so expect some updates soon.
Thanks great tips, I've just brought a,young plant back from morrocco ican get it off too a good start on my patio in a pot I'll follow your tip on soil and drainage Thanks.
Thank you Mark! Great advice! Will be implementing it with our olive trees here in South Africa.
Thank you 😊
Good stuff Mark thanks for the handy tips !! Very useful 😀
Thank you Nas 😊
Wow!!! The passion!! I know your gonna keep my plants alive… subscribed!
THANK YOU. I really appreciate your support. And thanks for recognising my passion and joy for gardening. ☺️
I have an olive tree olea europaea it was losing leaves like confetti, took your advice and looked at what was going on in the pot! It was not draining away water and was massively root bound. So fast forward two months after re potting and using all your tips I’m happy to say my olive is thriving ❤
Wonderful news. Thank you for letting me know. Excellent. Mark
Beautiful trees. Thank you for these wonderful tips. I've scoured the internet and these are by far the most concise and necessary tips found 🌿
Thanks Jake :-)
Just got an olive tree yesterday! Thanks for this video, very nice & I subscribed:) Can’t wait to learn more.
Thanks for subscribing Tonya, really appreciate it 😊 I'm going to section off a part of my new garden and make an olive Grove. Watch this space. Thanks. Mark
Thank you! I’m from west Texas and our conditions here are pretty perfect for them. I just gave one to my mom, mother-in-law, and myself for Christmas 😊 thank you!
Good luck with them. I hope they do well for you. I'm going to plant mine in the ground this year. I expect they will love it! Best wishes. Mark
First video I have watched of yours Mark, excellent thank you.
Thank you very much Tony. Delighted you enjoyed it and commented. Best wishes. Mark
Excellent video! Just got my first olive tree today.
Ah thank you Oliver. I appreciate your comment. And GOOD LUCK with your olive :-)
Wonderful presentation and to the point. Well stated and learned a lot. Thank you
Thank you very much Nikos. I'm so pleased you found it helpful and even more pleased with your comment. Very much appreciated. Mark
New subscriber here. I'm so glad to find your channel. Just purchased two olive trees from Costco, and they keep falling over in the wind.Been watching your Olive Tree playlist and now realise that we need bigger pots, watering, and bricks in the bottom. Thank you! 👍 xx
Hello. Welcome. I hope your olives give you as much pleasure as mine have. Best wishes. Mark
@Mark's Garden UK thank you Mark 😊 🙏
Hi Mark,
Brilliant video on Olive maintenance. I throughly enjoyed your 10 points for care of olives. So helpful and easy to understand. Your knowledge is impressive and your delivery was very relaxed and easy to understand.
I have a 3.5m metre olive tree in a pot which has been scant with olives after about 7 years of growth. The foliage is healthy and I have fed it Seasol regularly and watered regularly as the Melbourne summer in Australia gets very hot. Tomato feed may be the answer. My tree is not as bushy as the ones you illustrated. I will try the 10 steps you suggested.
Thanks again Mark. You're a legend mate.
Cheers
Keiran
Hi keiran I'm totally blown away by the brilliant feedback. Thank you!! And to think that my video has reached Australia from here in a little village in cheshire is just great!! Can i ask, do you prune your olive and does is get much blossom? Also, do you have a cold spell between your summers?
Thanks for your video. Very clear and helpful.
Thank you very much 😊
Thanks for this useful video - I recently acquired a ~40-year-old olive tree in a pot and, while I'm a keen gardener, I had no real idea how to care for it until watching your tips. The frequency of feeding surprises me, as I imagined the native soil of these trees was not very nutrient-rich, but I'll see how I get on with the tomato feed and hope for the best.
Hi there thank you so much for all the info. I bought my olive 🌴 just this morning and need some advice. Looked up many blocks but love your tips the most of all. I'm from SA. Greatings Melinda 🙋🏻♀️
That's great. Thank you. Good luck with your olive tree 😊
Thank you for your invaluable information x
Thank you for watching 😊
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK I always do.
Very useful suggestions. Thx from Treviso, Italy
Hello. Thank you. Best wishes to Italy. Mark
Thanks Mark. Btw you got a lovely house 👍
Hello Mark! Your explaining methodology is nice and acc urate to the plant importance. Thanq.
Thank you bochu i really appreciate your kind words.
Will try to grow Olives in Florida
Really informative and interesting Mark I will research your blog's more, I plan to transplant my olive tree from the pot into the garden, see if I can get it to bear fruit, it's around 3 years old
Thanks Paul. Mine are going in the ground this year. I'm in my forever home so i can plant them now.
You are great gardener
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Thank you. I really appreciate you saying this. Mark
Beautiful work sir.
Thank you so much I'm pleased you enjoyed it 😊
Thank you ❤
Thank you too 😊
Very informetif and interesting
Thank you very much. I'm pleased you found it helpful. Best wishes. Mark
Hello Mark! Enjoy your vlogs, I recently purchased another olive tree, lost mine to snomaggedon in Texas earlier in February 😔 I am hoping to keep the new baby healthy and happy for many years to come. Thank you for the tips!
Hello. Smomaggedon!! Yikes that sounds dramatic. I hope your next tree does ok. I wonder if you can keep it in a pot and bring it indoors when the snows come?
Nora! ANOTHER TEXAN!!! Omgosh, snomageddon was insane, right??? Even the green houses were hurting all spring and summer to catch up from what they lost. I’m in Lubbock! We got an H‑E‑B last Fall and a few weeks ago they got in the most precious 1gal Olive Trees for TEN BUCKS EACH! I’d been looking for a few months and was beyond excited! Market Street/United also has them but they aren’t pruned and they’re smaller and more expensive.
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Snomageddon killed more than gardens and plants….we lost several lives that few days in Texas. 😔 Butnits what we call a hundred year storm. We will get some more snow; a dusting here and there, ice, but to get below 20°F here is something we don’t handle well and temps dipped down far below zero for a few days at night and barely hit then teens during the day.
@@thespoiledtexan3904 your weather sounds a great deal more extreme than ours. Pleass take care! We are having almost record temperatures for December this week. Very mild here!
@@thespoiledtexan3904 I live in Lubbock too! I just purchased one yesterday from Red Riding Hood & paid 30.00…never knew HEB sold them. Hopefully we all have good luck with our new babies:)
Thank you
thank you. i'm pleased it may have been helpful. mark
Only just found this vlog and love Mark's presenting style. Have an olive in a pot (lollipop shape) which I bought from a garden centre 2 years ago and any tips for its care are welcome.
Hi Carol. Thanks for your comment. Nice to hear you have a lollipop olive. I've covered quite a lot in the videos, but for me the key thing seems to be good drainage and allow to almost dry between watering. Keep fed in the growing season. Best wishes. Mark
Ironically, he just gave you 10 tips in the above video, lol.
Hi Mark, do you have a video with tips to help revive a mature potted olive tree that has dried up? Its got a thick bark (approx 3 inch) pretty much bare , but its got a few green leaves left but they seem crisp and dry. Grateful for any advice. Many thanks!
Great effort keep it up sir !!!
Thank you very much for the positive feedback and encouragement. I really appreciate it. Best wishes. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK I have more than 500 Olivia plants of different types
Some plants gave one or more fruit though their total life is 13 or 14 months ...
Should I give them NPK fertilizer regular?? Plz
@@liaqatalikhan4972 wow!! You have 500 plants? That's amazing, i only have 4 😊 you probably know a lot more than i do! I would say that the olive trees should be fed regularly during the growing season, but not in the cold season when they are dormant. Stop feeding just before the end of the growing season after fruiting so that the new growth slows down and the existing growth can harden off. NPK is nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium (I think?), most plant foods have similar constituents in them, i use tomato food, pellet chicken manure, i mulch around the base, and I'm going to try some of my home made nettle food soon.
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK yeah almost more then 500
Yeah NPK is Nitrogen potassium phosphorus
No sir u have a lot of knowledge about olive I am just student but love to grow Olivia I love it ... I just started planting Olivia 3 months ago ... ...
I have plane to hit 1 thousands target this year ....
By the ways thanks for ur love and reply
Stay blessed
Great video i have 1 olive tree about 12 feet tall they i planted 2 years ago. It was a skinny 3 ft tree at 1st now it's huge but never flowered
12 feet tall? Wow! Where abouts are you? UK?. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK hello mark I'm in south Florida i just cut it back to about 8 feet this morning...
Thanks for all the excellent tips. My olive tree is almost one year. It was supposed to be a 3 year plant. It was kept indoors the first two months and moved outdoors throughout summer and fall. I noticed flowers and pollen, then tiny olives soon after it was potted up and before it was brought outdoors but they disappeared. Brought it indoors about a month ago when temps dropped here. It’s now putting off flowers and tiny green olives again. This seems odd since it’s winter here. Advice? Also, when you mention temps, are you meaning Celsius degrees? Thanks again
Hi. I've been giving this some thought to this. Firstly, Celsius is my standard temp. I haven't gotten used to Fahrenheit yet lol. My green juvenile olives used to drop off until the plant was about 5 years old. Some still do. I can only suggest you keep it fed and watered whilst they are growing amd swelling and make sure the warm season is long enough for them to mature and ripen fully. Perhaps consider putting in a greenhouse or somewhere warmer if the days start to cool significantly. What are your thoughts? Mark
This is amazing!! Thanks so much - do you feed your olive trees during the cold seasons? I know you mentioned it but just wanted to clarify!
Hi leah. No i don't feed them at all during the cold season. Thank you. Mark
Hi Mark, I'm stuck with an olive tree problem and can't work out what to do. I was given a corkscrew olive about a year ago. Do you know how to continue the curly trunk please. What method works, please 🙏
Very grateful for any advice as couldn't find anything specific for it. Many thanks 😊
Hi Mark. I’m a new subscriber so still working through your vlogs. Do you have any big euphorbias in your garden? Be great to see them and how you treat them.
Thanks in advance
Debs
Hi deb. Thanks. Welcome to the channel. I'm afraid I don't have any euphorbias (yet!). I'll have a look at them. Mark
I love your explanation. You should be in telly
That's a lovely comment thank you! Maybe one day the TV will ask me. 😊
The Golden rule with olives is "Air & Light" - goog poiint to remember when pruning. Anything growing inside the crown should be removed. In late summer,don't water, wait untin November then give the tree a lot of water & wait two weeks for the fruit to expand & then you can harvest the olives. How do I know all this?? I have 1,200 olive trees on my land in Greece.
P.S. - To protect your Olives from greenfly (below 350m from sea level) you will need to set traps in May/June depeding on your ocation.
Thank you for this Richard. Great info. Somewhat envious of your Olive farm! Mark
Just joined you and wil followed
Mark , my husband bought me an olive tree from Tuscany: ever since I have had it, it has been lanky . I gave it a good trim after watching you, I repotted and fertilized, I water once a week . It started to grow well ; however we are back to being lanky and now I have brown spots on the leaves 😕 I wanted this tree for so long . I live in the USA southern part , Florida nice and warm 10 months of the year😮 please help with suggestions. Love your video, thank you so much , Spots in Florida 😢
Hi. Not sure about the brown spots. What is your humidity like? Perhaps water less? Let it dry almost between watering rather than doing it precisely weekly. Lastly. They will get lanky as they grow, that's their natural habit unless pruned. Mark
Hi Mark, Thanks for the vlog, its very helpful. I have an olive tree tha t I bought from a garden centre in autumn. Its 3 metres tall from soil to tip and is currently still in its big tub from the garden centre. I am about to replant it into my garden. Any tips for planting into garden as opposed to another tub or are they better off in tubs? Our soil is pretty heavy clay. I am a little paranoid about killing it off as it was a 60th birthday present and quite expensive. Any advice welcome.
Hi sharon. Thanks for the message. If it was mine I'd feel quite happy to plant it in the ground. However since you mentioned clay i would definitely take some precautions. It likes well drained gritty soil, be careful that the clay doesn't form a waterproof bowl around the root. I would be tempted to dig the hole and then test with a hose pipe to make sure it isn't retaining the water. Provided the water is getting away and not pooling i would be happy to plant it, adding extra grit for drainage into the planting medium. So, feed and water it well throughout the growing season, let it almost dry out between watering. Don't water in the colder wetter months. Look for signs of distress in the leaves and move it again if necessary. Full sun, not too exposed a position. Top dress/mulch occasionally. If a severe frost is forecast throw a light blanket or some fleece over it. Good luck! And happy 60th birthday. Mark
Hi mark very well explained video mate , can i keep olive inside my living room right next to big window ?
I think you can try it. Short term. But beware extreme changes in temperature and dry central heating which may split the bark. Mark
Hi Mark. New to the channel. I'm growing 2 very nice Olive trees in my garden. Interesting about the new growth needing a year before it flowers. I didn't know that!
My question is what time of year should I prune them? Thanks
Hi and welcome to the channel. I think prune any time in the growing season. I never prune in winter. I prune most in spring then just tidy throughout the summer. If you want fruit then you prune accordingly. I am now simply pruning mine for shape and structure. I want compact lollipop shapes. I'm not concerned about fruiting currently. Thanks for watching. Mark
Great video iam in Vancouver BC Canada just wondering if I just have one olive tree mine is a Nikita I’ve had it now going on 3 summers ,how often do I feed it you said a fourth nite what is that
Hi. Fortnight is our weird word for every two weeks. Once every 14 days. Sorry it's a strange word lol. Thank you. Mark
Can i use gravelite as a top dressing for olive trees? I'm wondering if it's not going to heat up too much?
Love the vid mate.
I'm in Western Australia, 2 months into spring. I'm wanting to transfer an olive tree into an 800L pot. The tree is fruiting, is it okay to do it now still do you think?
Cheers
Wow! Isn't it amazing, we're on opposite sides of the globe! That's quite an exciting thought. If it were my olive tree i would transplant it at the cold part of the year, when it is not growing too strongly. Or at the early start of the growing season. This is just my gut reaction/thought. I feel if you transplant it during the growing season it may stress the plant too much. Does that make sense? (i repotted mine at the start of our springtine when the weather was just warming up.
In a previous video in potting olive tree starts, you featured structured stone pebbles on the bottom of the pot and the soil on the top of the planting. This vid replaces that top pebble covering with mulch. Which is correct?
Hi.either or both are correct, they are both mulches so it depends what you have to hand. The more important thing is the drainage in the pot below in my opinion. Thanks. Mark
Hello. Can I repot the tree when the flower buds have already formed?
Hi Mark, new subscriber. I bought an Olive tree to live in a pot next to my garage wall. To confirm I can leave it out all Winter? Any tips on what to look for if its struggling in the cold. I'm in SW of England. Many thanks in advance.
Hi suzy. Thank you for subscribing. Funnily enough i have been filming about olives today ("olive tree rescue" to be published soon). To answer your question. My Olives have been outdoors 5 years. They are now planted in the ground and will remain outside. You could if you wish put some fleece over them. I never have, i have photos of mine with snow on them! If you are worried about it i don't think it would harm them to wrap them a little. Thanks again. Mark
Hello. Thanks for the video.
Question: can I use tomato fertiliser for all fruit trees?
Thank you
Hi, thanks for the comment. Regarding your question. My opinion is that tomato food won't do any harm. However, fertilisers are usually made up of 3 main elements. N:P:K, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and the ratios vary in the fertilisers. Some benefit fruit, others flowers, others green foliage. Please research what your specific fruits need and choose a fertiliser with the correct ratios. The ratios are on the labels. In the meantime continue using tomato food and apply a mulch around the base. Thanks. Mark
great video with great tips. I have two young olive trees i recently bought. They have bloomed and I see tiny olives already. Do your olives grow large enough to harvest?
Hi Wee Angelini, I had a very small crop last year (5 or 6 only!), I'm hoping for more this year because there are more flowers and the plants are re-potted and slightly older. I will update you when the experiment is finished late summer. Fingers crossed!
By the way, keep feeding and watering to help the olives swell and think about remove some of them to let the others benefit, perhaps?
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Brill, thanks for the great advice
Do olives flower in hot climate country like southeast Asia?
Thanks for very good tips for taking care of pot olive.
Actually, i am not sure, i expect that is more humid than their native climate. Also, i understand that they need a cold spell for a couple of months, do you get cold spells? Mark
How are the Bee Bombs getting on mate? I’ve got 2 pots with mine in at the moment and I’m curious to see yours compared to mine!
Hi. They're still growing. Slower than I expected but still there. I'll do a further short update video later in the week. Thanks. Mark
Hello, Sir. Super, many thanks for these tips. How often do you water them in cold seasons? Grateful in advance. Stay well.
Hello. And firstly THANK YOU for your very kind feedback. I am very encouraged by your comments. Regarding watering. I am in the uk. And after the temperature drops in autumn (October onwards) we start to get regular rain. The olive trees stop growing. So that's when i stop watering. My olives have been outside in - 9 degrees centigrade. If we had a very cold spell forecast i would move mine indoors because they are in pots. Does that answer your question? Thanks again. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Grateful, Sir, well understood.
Hi Mark - Really hoping you can help - I live in central Scotland and purchased two medium sized olive trees (4 ft tall with approx 27 cm circumference in trunk) about 12 months ago. They are looking very sad for themselves now after the winter which did have a few heavy frosts. All the leaves have fallen off and they look very bare. I potted them in large pots with the recommended mix of soil and grit and have not overwatered them as we live in Scotland:) How do I know if they are beyond help and dead as I am loathe to give up on them until I exhaust options and perhaps get two replacements or change trees altogether if olive trees don't cope well in the Scottish climate?
Hi Tony. I would simply wait. Perhaps cut through a couple of branches to look for green life. I purchased a rescue olive at the weekend with virtually no leaves (from Shropshire). An experienced gardener has suggested a high nitrogen food. Just one application on the soil surface in March April. To help leaf growth. 12 6 6 NPK. A lawn type food. Don't give up. Good luck. Mark
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Thank you Stephen
I’ve just bought an a 2 L pot Olive Tree, & a 11 litre pot to put it in. Never had one before but always wanted it. I’m in Kent, so at present it’s very hot & dry, where would be the best position to put it? I was also debating whether to plant in straight in the earth, or a container, not sure.
Hi there. My experience is that they are perfectly fine in pots provided you keep an eye on them. (how are they behaving?) they're very forgiving and quite tolerant of heat light and dryness just not waterlogging. If you get chance have a look at my video "Olive Tree Rescue" both those potted olives are thriving. As are mine in the earth. Thanks for watching. Mark
What breed of olives do you have Mark. I have Mission olives in Arkansas and am wondering how cold hardy they are? I have yet to leave them out all winter. I keep them in a greenhouse.
Hi there. And hello to a
Arkansas! Mine are europa and i believe they will be ok to minus 8. Not sure of of would risk it of you already possess a greenhouse. I'll look up that type. Thank you for watching and commenting 😊
Heavily watering pots just once isn't always effective, particularly for nearly dry soil. Better to provide 2 or 3 smaller waterings 5-10 minutes apart to allow soil to absorb water. Do a test on a smaller pot to confirm - pull out the rootball and compare the results of how thoroughly each technique works. Gully-washers in nature see big runoff vs slow, steady rains.
But why would anyone want to encourage production of messy olives? I'd spray to prevent fruit setting if the plants are anywhere near hardscapes/formal areas.
Wouldn't necessarily argue with you. My opinion though is that they should be well soaked then left to almost dry out rather than leaving them with wet roots continuously. Thanks for watching and commenting, appreciate your advice. Mark
Hello, Mark! Thank you for such a helpful video! Have a question: won't the roots get frozen in winter, as they are in the pot? Do I need to cover the pots somehow?
Hi. That's a good question. My opinion is that so long as they are well drained and not soaking they should be fine. But if you are concerned you could wrap some fleece around. Or move them to a sheltered spot. When mine were in pots we had minus 7 and the roots were ok. Where are you based? Uk?
So i can leave it outside if i live in south europe and we have cold winters?
I think it's worth checking the hardyness of the specific variety you have. Mine have survived minus 9 and windy conditions. In the video you can see mine are outside in the snow. If yours is a valuable specimen and you have any concerns about the weather forecast you might take some steps to protect it. Also, they don't like very wet roots in cold conditions so good drainage and don't over water.
Hello Mark. I’ve just purchased a 1.2m olive tree it’s in a small pot. Should I repot it straight away??
Hi Ryan. Not necessarily. What is its general appearance? Are the leaves healthy looking? Is it producing new growth? Does the existing soil drain well? I would probably put it in position. Let it get acclimatised. Then feed and water as required (i only soak mine thoroughly when they are almost dry). And keep an eye on it. Watch for leaf discolouration. Also, if you can gently lift it from its pot to check if it pot bound yet. Make a judgement and then pot on when you feel it is best. Well drained soil. Best wishes. Mark
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Great video! I have a question, how long can you expect a olive tree in a pot with good care? I read 8-9 years? Seems like a short time
Hi David, I would have said that's quite a long time to be fair. But if course all factors should be considered, how big is the olive how big is the pot, is an soil replaced, Is it repotted, is it root pruned, is the tree itself pruned, if all the care tips are followed I don't see why it can't be in a pot for a very long time. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK true!!! 8-9 years is a long time but I’ve also read these tree can live over a hundred years or more but I’m not sure if it’s a different matter when grown in a pot.
Hi Mark, thanks for your tips. We have 2 olive trees, I have noticed in the last couple of days they are drastically and rapidly losing all their leaves. I don’t know why? Do you think the snow has anything to do with It, please can you advise? This is so upsetting our patio is full of olive leaves on the ground. I appreciate your feedback. Thanks
Hi jules. Whilst upsetting I wouldn't panic. It's possibly a little cold weather shock. If i retains some leaves that's a good sign. Please consider watching my olive pruning video and giving it a good trim come late spring. Best wishes. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK thanks for getting back to me. There’s still a few leaves still on both trees. Do you think I ought to move both trees near a wall and not keep them in the open?
@@epistleofjoy i don't think it would harm if you do. But not inside in my opinion. Obviously take care with heavy lifting. Mark
Hi Mark, i got an issue on my olive tree, i see some of the green caterpillar on the leaves, how to get rid of them? also the olive tree was planted on ground, will it better move to the pot instead?
Hi. Apart from the caterpillars are there any other signs of distress in the plant itself? ALSO, my personal opinion is that it will be stronger in the ground, provided the conditions are correct, good drainage, sunny position. Mark
Hi Martin my olive tree is wilting badly can you advice please?
Hi. I am sorry to hear that your olive tree is wilting. It's very difficult for me to say what is wrong without knowing a lot more information. I would make sure that it is watered well (but not over watered), I water mine well but then let them almost dry out between each time it is watered. Also make sure it is in well drained soil because you don't want it to be water logged. Is it in a pot? or in the ground? has it been re-potted lately? Has something changed recently in its position or environment or routine? Hope it comes back for you. Mark
Brilliant ❤ if all vidéos were as informative and to the point youtube would be à better place 😂. Consider me subscribed
That's fantastic feedback thank you. Really spurs me on. Best wishes. Mark
Can you have one in the house ?
In uk up north
I believe they like a cold spell, but you could try it.
When is a good time to prune? I heard avoid spring and winter.
Personally i think you are correct. Late spring to late summer very early autumn whilst it is still growing strongly is my thought.
Hi, are the temperatures you listed in F or C? Also what size pots did you plant them in? Thank you
Hi there. My temperatures are centigrade. The pot diameter at the top was 50cm. I gradually increased the pot size each time from small to medium to large. So if you are repotting you could just go to a slightly larger one than the current one. (i habe now planted the olive trees into the ground and they are doing well here). Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK thank you!!
When is the best time to prune? My two, 5yr old half standard olive trees are groaning with flowers!
Hi. I think it depends what your objectives are. Do you want shape or fruit?
Hey Mark, thanks so much for making this video. There is hardly any helpful olive tree care videos on RUclips. I've got a question...my olive tree recently got scale on it. How do I cure and prevent this from happening again? Thankyou!!
Hi michaela. Thanks so much for the lovely comment and feedback. I never had scale on mine but i was asked about it before. Keep the plant healthy by following all the good practice. Especially feeding, watering and ventilation. Then if you are happy to use chemicals you can google olive tree scale treatment and follow the instructions. It may need to be repeated a few times during the growing season. Let me know how you get on please? Just in case my olives start to suffer too. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK awesome, thanks for your help. Perhaps it's more of a problem for olive trees in a humid environment. I live in Queensland, Australia so a very different climate to what your olive trees are in. Hopefully you never get it. 😊
@@michaelarobinson7564 yes i think you are correct there, in fact, i think the previous case of scale was australia. To clarify, do you mean the little insects which look like bumps?
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK yes, that's right.
@@michaelarobinson7564 i read also that as well as treating them chemically you can remove them manually, put a sheet around the base to catch any which drop off. And repeat the treatment a few times to tackle any eggs which hatch
Hello. Today I bought 2 small trees in pots. Do I need to put them on the balcony for the winter where the temperature is about 5 degrees Celsius?
Hi Dan. Personally I would do that if they were mine. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Thanks, I did this too. Do you think it’s normal if the temperature on the balcony rises strongly during the day?
Hi Mark, I have two small olive trees in the greenhouse. I have noticed the tips of the leaves are turning brown. I had been watering them every week over winter as the greenhouse is very dry, do you think I have overwatered the plants or is there another reason? I also gave them a little blood, fish and bone mid winter.
Hi. Firstly, thanks for the comment about my editing on the windmill palm vid. Can i ask, what is the soil medium like? Compost or gritty, is it a plastic pot? And when were they last repotted? Also, have you noticed them growing at all during this winter in the greenhouse?
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK They are in compost in large 30 liter plastic containers with stones on the top. I repotted them about a year ago when I got them and they have done very well until the last few weeks.
@@Bishopton is the conservatory centrally heated? I'm wondering if it's a combination of slight overwatering and/or dry air. I leave mine out all year round. Did you add additional crocks/drainage below the compost. If you watch my other olive tree care video i had a similar issue with the leaves. I put that down to plastic pots and not enough drainage. I advocate letting them almost drying out before watering
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK no, its just a small 6x4 non heated greenhouse. I will leave them a lot longer then before watering.
I bought a small tree/seedling and it's taking forever to grow. I see new leaves though... I'm gonna probably die before seeing my tree.
I just made some tiny cuttings off mine and i feel the same. Perhaps you could buy one? And your seedling will grow to give others pleasure 😊
My friend, do you know anywhere I can order a little organic/non-GMO Kalamata olive tree? Just some small ones for my small apartment balcony :)
Hi Jake, unfortunately I don't know anywhere I'm afraid. Do you know anybody who owns one who can let you take a cutting?
Have a nice 20yr old olive tree in my yard, couple months ago it looks like it’s starting to die, dead branches with no leaves, the leaves turn dark yellow and fall off, it’s getting thinner by the day, not sure if it’s not getting enough water, or too much, or a disease? Only thing that’s changed in 20yrs is flowers planted around the base???
That's very puzzling. 20 years is not old for an olive tree, it's still very young. Where are you in the world? Have you had an unusual season? Something must have changed somewhere along the way. Has the drainage around it changed? Is yours in a pot or in the ground? Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK we are in California USA the tree is in the ground in the front yard for 20 years no issues has always been healthy,
the only thing that has changed is we planted blue salvia flowers right around the base Could that have an effect on the tree?
I just was gifted an olive plant in May. I reported to a large pot. I live in zone 8 state of Alabama. It is hot and humid. This year very rainy. Pot sits out on patio. Last week I noticed scales on the leaves and some white powdery substance on lower flowers. I purchased an oil base spray and treated it once with another treatment due in 7 days. I wiped off all the leaves and most of the scars came off. Plant oils good but I don’t know what caused it to get the scales. Do you think it was to moist with our high humidity. It has no brown leaves and seems to be growing.
It sounds a bit like something called powdery mildew. Have you compared your plant to images on the Internet? It might indeed be caused by the humidity to a certain extent. I hope the spray you have chosen works. Perhaps you could consider pruning it out a little in the centre to encourage air flow through the plant. In the uk we don't get high humidity most of the time. Let me know how you get on.
I just googled 'white scales on olive' it may also be an aphid infestation? Can you see any tiny insects?
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK I also googled it and it said it was sticky and attracted ants, which I also saw. Once I wiped all the leaves down and sprayed with insecticidal super soap, it seems like the tiny scales are falling off. No brown leaves. They look like tiny brown seeds on leaves and stems. Most are gone but still see some.I sent two photos through Instagram. The scales are actually brown but a white powdery substance on lower leaves.
@@AgingGracefully it sounds like you have done all the right things 🙂
I've had 2 potted olive plants going on 2 years outside. I live in zone 8a. It's tall and lanky. I put them in when we have a freeze and take them out of the garage in Spring. I haven't fertized them much. Should I cut them Bach?. I don't mulch. Do I need to? I've never seen it bloom
Hi Ellen. We don't have zones here in the uk so I'm not sure how that all works. I think there are possibly 3 things i would say. My understanding is that 1. Olives blossom on 1 year old growth, so leave some unpruned. 2. It might take a few years for the plant to mature enough to blossom. 3. I think they need a cold spell in the winter to help them blossom. I think it is always a good idea to mulch. I did a video on mulching. I hope that helps. Let me know how you get on. Good luck. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK thank you Mark for answering me! I always look to your videos for great information! I will mulch. Is it ok to put it in the garage. We get about 4 to 5 freezes normally a year. Last year was bizzare. We had a full on 7 say ina a row,below zero freeze with 12 inches of snow. Lost all power for several days. Not normal.
@@ellenhaben1217 i have left my olives outside in the snow and they have been fine. But if the weather was forecast to be how you have described i would bring them in the garage definitely. Ours stay outside all winter and we get minus 7 occasionally here too, although not very often.
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK thanks again!👍🌿
What does it mean to feed once every fortnight? Is it once every two weeks??
Hi there. Yes, apologies, fortnight is 2 weeks. Thanks for asking. Mark
I live in Goa, India. I have just hot 2 pots of olive treesThe rain is very very heavy. Should I bring the pots in or leave them out in the rain.
I would put them under cover if possible, best wishes. mark
Can I send you a picture of my tiny tiny olive trees. I don’t know if they are worth saving 😢
Sorry for the delay. Been on holiday. Yes email them. Mark@marksgardenuk.com.
i planted an olive tree, I get olives on the tree, but almost all have worms in them, how could you help me with this problem please because I am thinking of cutting the tree.tjank you
Hi, sorry for the delay. What part of the world do you live in? I haven't heard of worms in olives, I'll do some research.
My olive tree is blooming, 4 yrs old now first time. It branches out at base. 3 branches at soil level. It looks like one side is blooming. looks more like a bush than tree. It does need repotting this year can I do it while I've got the blooms on it and should I try to raise it is it up out of the soil more for the base To be exposed more?
If you are in the uk i would say it is ok to repot now. But if yours is already blooming it sounds like you are not in the uk. I would perhaps wait until your spring or after you cold season when it is coming out of dormancy. It might shock it if it is in full bloom. If it has started growing from the base maybe lower the soil. And prune the growth down? Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Im in Florida. Not growing from base
It was multical trunks when planted. can I repot now?
How often is feed them “regularly”?
Weekly or every 2 weeks during the growing season. In my opinion (in pots)