{"product_id":"olive-olea-europaea-arbequina","title":"Arbequina Olive - Olea europaea ‘Arbequina’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eArbequina Olive - Olea europaea ‘Arbequina’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Arbequina’ is the small-fruited Catalan olive that changed modern oil growing, because it is compact, precocious and productive enough to plant at high density. \u003cem\u003eOlea europaea\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Arbequina’ carries fine silver-grey foliage on a naturally low, slightly weeping frame, and it starts bearing young, producing small fruit that yields a soft, mild, buttery oil. In the landscape it is the olive to choose when you want a Mediterranean look on a smaller plant that will still crop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Arbequina Olive\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: Smaller and more restrained than most olives, which makes it usable in courtyards and along driveways.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEarly bearing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Comes into fruit at a younger age than most varieties, so the wait for a first crop is short.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelf-fertile\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sets a crop on its own, though yields improve with another variety nearby.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMild oil\u003c\/strong\u003e: Produces a soft, low-bitterness oil with a buttery character, popular for everyday table use.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small silver-backed leaves give a lighter, softer texture than the coarse-leaved varieties.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSiting note\u003c\/strong\u003e: In some districts olive seedlings spread from dropped fruit, so collect windfall in gardens next to bushland.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall olive grove\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted at close spacing on hobby farms and lifestyle blocks for a home oil crop.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used in matched rows where a silver-leaved evergreen avenue is wanted on a dry site.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClipped olive hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted closely and trimmed into a loose silver hedge two to three metres high.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContainer specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: One of the better olives for large pots on terraces, given its restrained growth.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and spring, avoiding heavy frost periods while young\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining soil of almost any type, including poor, rocky and alkaline ground. Olives will not tolerate waterlogging, so mound plant on clay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first two summers to build a deep root system, then reduce to occasional deep soaks in dry spells. Mulch to 75mm clear of the trunk, keep the base free of grass and suckers, and delay pruning beyond shaping until the tree is established.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, grey-green\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mediterranean basin, this variety from Catalonia in Spain\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream, insignificant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795370311966,"sku":"ND-1265-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795370344734,"sku":"ND-1265-100L","price":1150.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795370377502,"sku":"ND-1265-500MM","price":900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":59795370410270,"sku":"ND-1265-200L","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/XGuFZlNJa1hO_cEuENurf_LZfxMYSA.jpg?v=1787314446","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/olive-olea-europaea-arbequina","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}