{"product_id":"olive-olea-europaea-bambalina","title":"Bambalina Olive - Olea europaea ‘Bambalina’","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\u003eBambalina Olive - Olea europaea ‘Bambalina’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Bambalina’ was selected as a naturally small, tight growing olive for gardens where a full sized \u003cem\u003eOlea europaea\u003c\/em\u003e would be too much tree and far too much fruit litter. It builds a dense, fine textured grey green shrub or small tree that takes clipping readily, and it sets only a light crop of small fruit. That combination has made it a default choice for formal olive hedges, clipped balls and paved courtyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Bambalina Olive\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Naturally dense and small at 2 to 3m, without the constant heading back a standard olive demands.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Smaller, narrower leaves than a fruiting olive with a silver reverse, holding a crisp clipped face.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight Fruit Set\u003c\/strong\u003e: Produces only a sparse crop of small fruit, which greatly reduces staining and cleanup over paving.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deep roots and silvered foliage let it run on very little water once established.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExposure Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles salt wind, reflected heat and moderate frost, so it suits coastal and inland gardens equally.\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\u003eClipped hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a row it shears into a formal grey green hedge of 1 to 2m.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTopiary\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense growth holds balls, cones and cloud forms with two trims a year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePot and courtyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Slow, restrained growth makes it one of the better olives for long term container culture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry garden bed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sits comfortably with lavender, rosemary, santolina and gravel mulch.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8-1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2-2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, avoiding cold wet soil in mid winter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharp drainage is essential, sandy loam, gravel or raised beds, tolerant of alkaline and poor soils, fails in wet clay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer, then only during extended dry spells. Mulch with gravel or coarse bark, keep the base clear, and shear lightly after the spring flush to build density.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2-3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5-2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow to moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mediterranean basin, garden cultivar\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small cream flowers in spring, lightly fragrant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795339346206,"sku":"ND-1266-100L","price":1475.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/K6gDFg8_jKJC5kWcv33M7_BGwjqsMZ.jpg?v=1787313648","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/olive-olea-europaea-bambalina","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}