{"product_id":"olive-olea-europaea-correggiola","title":"Correggiola Olive - Olea europaea ‘Correggiola’","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\u003eCorreggiola Olive - Olea europaea ‘Correggiola’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCorreggiola is a Tuscan oil cultivar and one of the mainstays of the Australian olive oil industry, valued for consistently high oil content and a peppery, well structured fruit. As a landscape tree \u003cem\u003eOlea europaea\u003c\/em\u003e gives what few evergreens can: grey green foliage that flickers silver in wind, a gnarled trunk that gains character every decade, and near total indifference to drought, heat and alkaline soil. This cultivar carries a productive crop as well, so it earns its place twice over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Correggiola\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOil quality\u003c\/strong\u003e: A proven oil variety with high yield and good flavour, widely planted commercially in southern Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grey green leaves with pale undersides shimmer in wind and lighten a dark planting scheme.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Once established it survives long dry periods on natural rainfall in Mediterranean climates.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It handles cold to around minus 7 degrees once mature, more than most subtropical fruiting trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAges well\u003c\/strong\u003e: The trunk thickens, twists and fissures with time, so the tree becomes more valuable the longer it stays.\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\u003eDriveway avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: A repeated line of olives is one of the most reliable formal plantings for hot dry Australian sites.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProductive home grove\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a block it delivers a genuine annual harvest for oil or table curing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMediterranean courtyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single multi trunked tree in a gravel courtyard sets the entire garden's character.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindbreak on dry land\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its tolerance of exposure, poor soil and drought suits it to rural boundary planting.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m centres for a screen or grove row, 5 to 6m for a commercial planting\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6m centres for an avenue, and at least 3m clear of paving and structures\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, avoiding cold waterlogged winter soil and midsummer heat\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining above all else. Rocky, sandy, shallow and alkaline soils all suit it, and waterlogging kills it\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week through the first two summers, then reduce to occasional deep soakings during flowering and fruit fill only. Mulch to 75mm kept clear of the trunk, keep grass competition off the root zone for the first three years, and prune in late winter to open the centre for light and air.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 8m unpruned, easily held at 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 The Mediterranean basin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small cream flowers in spring, followed by fruit\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"90L","offer_id":59795336266014,"sku":"ND-1269-90L","price":1710.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/bWPySlv2Yy47NdqVasdd3_zfpgddmr.jpg?v=1787313580","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/olive-olea-europaea-correggiola","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}