{"product_id":"olive-olea-europaea-del-morocco","title":"Del Morocco Olive - Olea europaea ‘Del Morocco’","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\u003eDel Morocco Olive - Olea europaea ‘Del Morocco’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Del Morocco’ is grown in Australia as a large fruited olive, valued by home growers who want fruit worth curing as well as the silver canopy. \u003cem\u003eOlea europaea\u003c\/em\u003e carries narrow grey green leaves with silver undersides that flash in wind, on a gnarled trunk that thickens into real character over decades. Olives earn their place in dry Australian gardens because they hold that silver colour through drought, heat and alkaline soil that would flatten most evergreens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Del Morocco Olive\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruit Size\u003c\/strong\u003e: Selected as a large fruited type, it suits growers intending to cure a table crop rather than press oil.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver Canopy\u003c\/strong\u003e: The two toned leaf gives a shimmering grey green mass that lightens dark garden corners.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Endurance\u003c\/strong\u003e: An established tree survives on rainfall alone across most of southern Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrunk Character\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bark furrows and the trunk contorts with age, so the tree improves rather than declines.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSalt and Wind Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It stands up to coastal exposure and hot dry inland wind without leaf burn.\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\u003eMediterranean Courtyards\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree over gravel and rosemary sets the whole tone of that style of garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHome Orchards\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted with a second variety nearby, fruit set improves and the harvest is worth curing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway Rows\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated along a drive it gives evergreen structure with almost no irrigation.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry Coastal Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Salt laden wind and sandy soil suit it better than they suit most shade trees.\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 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, avoiding both hard frost and peak summer heat\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining soil of almost any type including alkaline, rocky and sandy ground; wet feet are the main cause of failure\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply every week or two through the first two summers to build a root system, then reduce to occasional deep soakings. Mulch with gravel or coarse bark kept away from the trunk, and avoid heavy nitrogen feeding, which produces soft growth at the expense of fruit.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 7m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m\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 The species comes from the Mediterranean basin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small creamy white, followed by fruit\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795343311134,"sku":"ND-1270-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":59795343343902,"sku":"ND-1270-200L","price":2375.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/buNlwoaW29zdvIrPOq7gR_Tl0TYMS4.jpg?v=1787313783","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/olive-olea-europaea-del-morocco","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}